Wirt wrote:
> The HP4500N is the printer to buy. It produces excellent color, has a low
> cost of ownership, and is inexpensive. It's not only entry-level, but also
> top of the line for quality of output.

My only comment on HP's Color LaserJets is to make sure you investigate both
short term and long term recurring expenses for consumable items and planned
replacement items like imaging drum kits, transfer drum kits, fusers, etc.

IIRC, HP's previous generation of color LaserJets cost around $7,500, and
required an overhaul every couple years that cost almost as much as a
new printer.  I think the current generation are much better in this
area, but it's always nice to avoid these little "surprises".

I believe that the color LaserJets are much more like copiers in that,
unlike the B/W printers where much of the guts of the printer is inside
the toner cartridge, a color laser printer is more like four little
copiers internally.  While I have absolutely no evidence to support it,
I suspect that these things might become maintenance headaches a lot
sooner than the much simpler B/W LaserJets.

G.