BuyerZone users' color printer requirements

We ask users of our quote request service to describe their color printer purchasing requirements in detail so the vendors we match them to can provide customized information in response. Now we're sharing these buyer requirements with you.

We hope these user comments help you get a sense of what types of color printers other users are choosing and what considerations are important to the average buyer. Take a look and you'll probably see some responses that are relevant to your business.

BuyerZone user comments: color printer purchasing requirements

"We print a high volume of color certificates on #65 pound paper, 8x11. There are times we print 300 per day and most days rarely will use it, if at all."
-- General Manager, Other Business Services, Saint Paul, MN

"We are a small Church with 40 members andwe print our weekly programs and would like for our Sunday Bulletins to be in color.We have an excellent computer using (windows) and also a laptop. We are interested in printing 40-50 Sunday Bulletins on Sunday. Other times, the printer will be used only for occasional letters."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Greensboro, NC

"We homeschool our children and need it for copies and printing stuff off the computer. We print a TON of stuff and are sinking in the cost of cartridge refills. It costs us $60 for 2 tri-tone and one black cartridge for our HP 61210."
-- Educator, Other Business Services, Phoenix, AZ

"I would like a printer that i can print note cards on that will give me a nice print job. i will be using a cardstock 80-100 lb so want something that won't give me lot's of paper jams."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, San Pedro, CA

"80 to 100 pound cover stock a must for the paper handling capability. Mostof my printing is using card stock."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Rockville, MD

"I will type for open when I will information then post mail for printer lots."
-- Sales/Business Development, Wholesale, Woodruff, SC

"I am looking for a Professional high quality laser printer with a very high dpi (1200x1200) if possible.Thx."
-- Office Manager, Media/Entertainment/Publishing, Henderson, NV

"Would like to use heavier paper of at least 24 lb. to card stock."
-- Educator, Education, Turpin, OK

"We are a small real estate company that outputs between 400 and 1000 double-sided, quarter page postcards per week (100-250 pages, double-sided), in addition to countless brochures for our properties. My problem is that with our current printer (Xerox Phaser 8200), I need to manually feed those 100-250 sheets each week. This is, needless to say, ridiculously inefficient and time-comsuming. I am looking for a printer that can tray feed the card stock and handle automatic double-sided printing."
-- Creative Design/Writing/Production, Real Estate, Marlborough, MA

"250 pages paper tray; envelope addressing (optional) should support card stock paper."
-- Buyer, Non-Profit, Buffalo, NY

"This is for small book publishing... mostly with booklet forms, but some similar to large format full color brochures."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Consulting, Countryside, IL

"Need to print 1500 church bulletins weekly. media is a pre-printed offset dye medium - heavy weight glossy 11x17 brochure type shell. Details of the weekly service are printed on both sides, single color."
-- MIS/IT, Education, Huntsville, AL

"Color laser printer for desktop print around 20 - 200 ppd for flyers and presentations under $500 best."
-- Marketing/Public Relations, Government, Irving, TX

"Printing to envelopes would be essential. This is going to be a backup printer in case our full-function color copier (and network printer) go down."
-- MIS/IT, Non-Profit, Iowa City, IA

"Must handle any weight paper, hold true color, high speed, all options for finishing including binding, staples, hole punch,sorting, etc."
-- Buyer, Government, Des Moines, IA

"We are specifically looking for a printer to handle full bleeds."
-- MIS/IT, Education, Kent, OH

"Need a laser printer that can print black text on both sides automaticallywould like the ability to print photo quality when needed."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Shallotte, NC

"We are a small real estate companylooking to produce high quality tabloid flyers for our higher end listings.We can get 11 x 17 color, duplex, folded flyers off site for $1.22 each.Can we do better producing these in house?"
-- Administrative Assistant, Real Estate, Lago Vista, TX

"Must be able to accomodate card stock of all weights, envelopes of all sizes, vellum, glossy, transparencies, banners. Basically all types of paper and envelopes."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Media/Entertainment/Publishing, Bronx, NY

"We need to be able to print on odd sized paper such as 7x10 or 2x5. Also it needs to be able to handle very thin paper without jamming."
-- Buyer, Non-Profit, Newark, DE

"Looking for all in one machne that can automatically receive faxes in letter or legal size."
-- Partner/Principal, Real Estate, Portland, OR

"No less that 300 dpi, laser paper, 1 tray for 8.5 x 11 and 1 tray for 11 x 17, print cmyk."
-- Creative Design/Writing/Production, Media/Entertainment/Publishing, Little Rock, AR

"Multiple paper types, envelopes, labels, color, gray scale, scanning, collating, multiple paper trays."
-- Office Manager, Other Business Services, Kansas City, MO

"I need:colorability to work with various paper sizes, weight, textures."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Houston, TX

"Tabloid Color Laser printer12x18 page and 8.5 x11 pagePrinter with built-in 10/100Base-TX Ethernet, toner cartridges, 500-sheet standard tray100-sheet multi-purpose tray for heavy paper up to 110 lb. index (203 gsm)Up to 30 ppm color, up to 37 ppm black print speed• Adobe PostScript 3, and PCL5c• Network-ready with 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet• 192MB memory, expandable to 512MB• 2400 dpi."
-- Accounting/Finance, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Santa Ana, CA

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