Minolta 3300 vs Okidate 5300 vs Xerox 8400

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In message <1kdmc0lasp1n3ivppjlr31dg75tdgaligh@4ax.com>, john soto
<endor37@skip-the-spam.hotmail.com> writes
>I'm interested in a small SOHO printer for my home needs.
>I will mainly using it to pre-print my letterhead, envelopes & sticker
>labels.
>
>Afterwards, I may print it off my HP Laserjet 5100 for the text
>portion.
>
>
>Looking at the Minolta 3300, OKI 5300 and also the Xerox 8400.
>I'd love to hear you thoughts on these machines .
>
>Paper stock will be of a cotten variety....most likely Stratmore 25%
>cotten or Beckett.

I'm not convinced any of these will be ideal for printing on envelopes,
when I have tried laser printing on envelopes the heat tends to melt the
glue.

The solid ink of the phaser will produce a glossier output. I replaced a
Minolta 2200 with a Phaser 8200 and I much prefer the Xerox.

What level of printing are you likely to be doing, I would have thought,
even with the price reductions on colour lasers a minimum use would need
to be about 1k/month.

--
Timothy Lee http://www.wightproperty.com
tlatwightpropertydotcom

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I went ahead and ordered myself a Xerox 6950.
Very excited for it to come in...



On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 19:48:55 -0500, "Douglas" <.> wrote:

>The Minolta 2200 is a far cry from the 3300! I have a 3300DN and print
>labels and envelopes all the time.As for the solid ink printers,not very
>well thought of with letterheads.Most people do not like the waxy feel to
>the letterhead.For your own use,not a big deal.When it comes to something I
>send to a client,no thanks!I have seen many people trying to use a lowend
>printer to compare to a printer that is 3 times its price.It may be the
>lowend printer is all the person needs,in my case I need the speed,quality
>and reliability of the better laser! Also,make sure your envelopes are laser
>compatible!
>"Timothy Lee" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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>> In message <1kdmc0lasp1n3ivppjlr31dg75tdgaligh@4ax.com>, john soto
>> <endor37@skip-the-spam.hotmail.com> writes
>> >I'm interested in a small SOHO printer for my home needs.
>> >I will mainly using it to pre-print my letterhead, envelopes & sticker
>> >labels.
>> >
>> >Afterwards, I may print it off my HP Laserjet 5100 for the text
>> >portion.
>> >
>> >
>> >Looking at the Minolta 3300, OKI 5300 and also the Xerox 8400.
>> >I'd love to hear you thoughts on these machines .
>> >
>> >Paper stock will be of a cotten variety....most likely Stratmore 25%
>> >cotten or Beckett.
>>
>> I'm not convinced any of these will be ideal for printing on envelopes,
>> when I have tried laser printing on envelopes the heat tends to melt the
>> glue.
>>
>> The solid ink of the phaser will produce a glossier output. I replaced a
>> Minolta 2200 with a Phaser 8200 and I much prefer the Xerox.
>>
>> What level of printing are you likely to be doing, I would have thought,
>> even with the price reductions on colour lasers a minimum use would need
>> to be about 1k/month.
>>
>> --
>> Timothy Lee http://www.wightproperty.com
>> tlatwightpropertydotcom
>