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More info?)
Many thanks for the responses posted. One of the postings apparently
was in error, something about a lettershop. This inquiry was about
comparing laser printers for envelopes. In any case, the answer is the
Brother 5150D, which has a tray that holds a few dozen envelopes. The
Samsung holds no more than 10. Although 5,000 envelopes may sound
daunting, I just completed a run of 600 using an inkjet printer that
had to be fed no more than eight at a time and printed about that many
a minute. The major problem with printing envelopes with this laser is
the need to refill the tray many, many times. But the pain of doing so
only a couple of times a year is more than offset by the savings
involved. Plus, the letterheads themselves will be relatively easy and
quick.
To handle a quantity of this size on a regular basis or a far larger
quantity, I am sure one would have to pay up many times the cost of the
Brother ($238 delivered) to get a laser printer capable of doing the
job. For this job, the Brother offers the best combination.
The clear envelope would be unsatisfactory. Our mailings must look
exactly like personal correspondence. Which is why we use standard #10
envelopes with addresses that are fully spelled out (no abbreviations.)
Tedious, but very productive.
Kevin wrote:
> It has been my experience that there is no laser printer, for
personal use,
> that can handle multiple envelope feeds. They may indicate that you
can
> load several envelopes at a time, but I haven't seen any that can
actually
> feed and print those multiple envelopes. You have to feed them one
at a
> time. Not a ton of fun if you have to do that 5000 times! I have a
Samsung
> ML -1430 and it prints envelopes just fine, if you only print one at
a time.
> It prints reams of paper flawlessly and fast. I think it holds about
250
> pages. The newer models can hold considerably more paper and some
even have
> additional paper magazines.
>
> As far as cartridge costs, just look up the price on Best Buy,
Buy.Com or
> the Office Depot or Staples websites.
>
> <nrwayne@soundasset.com> wrote in message
> news:1106699354.802093.84790@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> > I need a monochrome laser printer that will be used almost
exclusively
> > for print runs of 5,000 letterheads and 5,000 envelopes a few times
a
> > year. I've had recommendations for the Samsung ML 2250 and the
Brother
> > HL 5140. I'd like comment
s on the following:
> >
> > 1. Paper handling, primarily for envelopes
> > 2. Paper capacity, i.e., how often I'll need to refill the paper
tray
> > 3. How often toner will have to be replaced and how much it will
cost
> >
> > The speed difference isn't terribly important since both of these
will
> > probably crank out 20ppm, which is far more acceptable than my
inkjet,
> > which does about 4 ppm and needs regular ink refills.
> > All suggestions greatly appreciated.
> >