Which was the BEST copier ever?

[fireater]

hmm best copier...

Well the ricoh 1022 1027 was quite good.... but nothing lasted like those old sharp 8100's and 8300's..... not to mention the image quality was great. sharp 20xx series were not that great but man were they easy to service... ALL NEW TOSHIBA's SUCK ...Cept for that new Ricoh / Toshiba 901/1101/1351.. went on training for it last month ... installed one last week .... only thing i found yet was the toner add system is odd (way too complicated) !!!! BY the way ... HERES A TIP... REROUTE THE BLACK HOSE FOM THE HOPPER TO THE TONER PUMP THROUGH THE U-CHANNEL FRAME (JUST TO THE LEFT OF THE TONER PUMP) DOWN AND BACK OUT AND RECONNECT IT... When I was on training had this black hose kink close to the pump and the machine starved for toner cant remember the error code tho.

[Rudi]

i Totally agree

The ep 4000/5000 machines are excellent runners so were the small ep 2120/2130 family. But check out the di 470/552 also very good machines.

[dqydj]

The Mita dc111 was a great little box. The only weak spot was the
platen clutch pack. when they got older they would bind up and
drive the platen to the left or right depending which clutch bound up, snap off the stopper and if you were lucky
the platen didn't fall off the machine.
Pretty major repair.
Fortunetly it was gear driven instead of cable so the platen would
just run off the gear and stop.

[FRIDGEMAGNET]

Best copier

Anyone remember the Canon NP120?

[JOEYSULLIVAN]

Sharp 8100, then Toshiba 2060/2080

This unit was 20 cpm with a 40k p/m schedule. I sold this beast of a machine, brand new and the church lady (swear to God im not joking) who used it made over a million copies and the digital meter started over again. Other then the usual heater rollers, feed tires and p/m's the only major thing i replaced was the developer unit, which quit on me at 800k. I would still have them running today if Sharp didnt make them obsolete via parts availabity.

[dogsbody]

Konica 2028/3035/3135
We have too many drum/dev tank failures on our Falcon range Kyoceras to rate them too highly.

[Cipher]

They make wonderful paper weights.

Nah they are far to BiG to make a decent paper weight.

[cjmbiomen1222]

Re:Which was the BEST copier ever?

Kyocera Mita is the best copier i've known, the mechanical is good and the feeder unit high quality... same also with toshiba studio45/450...

[just a tech]

i'm all for the kyocera/copystar 3035,4035,and 5035 series.. starting to like the 6030,8030 series as well...

[axyun]

Best copier ever

I think the best copier ever would if we are talking only technically I couldnot say but the best for an independent service and supply provider would have to be one thatallows for tech/salesman to make excellent money on toner,drum etc. thru recycling . Amachine that if not the most reliable can be easily replaced at a low cost and continue to bring in high profit margins on supplies.
If that is the case I would have to go with the Sharp Al-1000 to 1600 series (Xerox XD series) where very good money canbe made. Also Sharp AR-160.161,200,205 series for toner and drum unit recycling.
When someone tells me that a machine is coming out and that toner is good for 100k I think "I am definately staying away from that machine. thanks for the warning". Frank/ActionPhotocopy

P S - - -Years ago I like the Sharp Sf726 + SF7040 series for same reason. PM every 5K for steady income.

[Suprtek]

I can't claim experience on every model out there, but I would have to vote for the Toshiba 4550. Simple, durable and predictable. I've seen these machines outrun others rated at twice the volume capacity. I personally have gotten more than 5 million copies out of multiple units.

[richardmaus]

Best Copiers Ever

My vote is for all Xerox products, especially the DC252 and the DC7000. Xerox makes the best color products and has a support infrastructure that is huge. The knowledge base on the internet is awesome.

[djbass]

Haven't had a lot of experience in the long term with brands outside Canon, so I will choose the iR2200/3300. I find if properly maintained they go forever, I have a couple units that have passed the 3,000,000 mark, that's 3x their rated lifespan.

[Vlad]

The BEST copier

For the past I vote for SHARP SF-8100 and SF-8260 as best copiers. For today it's absolutely SHARP AR-M207E.

[Ollie1981]

i think Ricoh Afficio 1035/1045 is best copier

You're joking right?

Even with countless reiterations of the NAD engine, it's still a pile 'o crap.