I purchased a 105 on ebay with 10 million impressions about 3 years ago and it has served me quite well. I am now approaching 13 mi on the meter and service calls are becoming more frequent.
My volume averaged to about 100K / month earlier on, but now it's around 300K. I'm anticipating the need to do 500K / month in less than a year.
The machine is almost due for a new drum and transformers, and along with other PM parts will probably be more expensive than buying a used 105 with < 5 mil on the meter. That would probably be ~4K and would go another 2 years without major expense, assuming the drum had some life left to it.
I only use this for my own direct mail campaigns (variable data, 2 sided 60lb stock) and collated book sets. No jobs for customers or walk up copies.
My questions:
If I were to go to a used 7105, S2 finisher, < 1 mil count, and controller, price seems to be around $8500. How much more reliable is a 7105 over a 105? Would it be worth the extra 3-4K for the newer machine?
And if I were really looking to splurge, I've seen the 8105 mentioned on a few threads here. Aside from having a brand new machine (which I would probably lease and put under contract) what advantages will the 8105 provide?
What would the street price be for an 8105, saddle finisher, fiery controller with PS3, and maybe even a perfect binder? Is it even available in the US yet?
I am also printing 3,000 sets of 25 sheet books (double sided) per month and bind them offline with a Fastback machine. Within 2 years, this will probably triple. The idea of doing it single pass through the copier (with a more professional wraparound cover as opposed to a strip) sounds more appealing. What's the consensus on the 7105 / 8105 Perfect Binder?
I realize I can pick up a used 110 with 10 mil on it for the same price as the 7105 and it would run forever based on what I'm doing, but I don't have 3 phase power.
Thanks for your opinions.
My volume averaged to about 100K / month earlier on, but now it's around 300K. I'm anticipating the need to do 500K / month in less than a year.
The machine is almost due for a new drum and transformers, and along with other PM parts will probably be more expensive than buying a used 105 with < 5 mil on the meter. That would probably be ~4K and would go another 2 years without major expense, assuming the drum had some life left to it.
I only use this for my own direct mail campaigns (variable data, 2 sided 60lb stock) and collated book sets. No jobs for customers or walk up copies.
My questions:
If I were to go to a used 7105, S2 finisher, < 1 mil count, and controller, price seems to be around $8500. How much more reliable is a 7105 over a 105? Would it be worth the extra 3-4K for the newer machine?
And if I were really looking to splurge, I've seen the 8105 mentioned on a few threads here. Aside from having a brand new machine (which I would probably lease and put under contract) what advantages will the 8105 provide?
What would the street price be for an 8105, saddle finisher, fiery controller with PS3, and maybe even a perfect binder? Is it even available in the US yet?
I am also printing 3,000 sets of 25 sheet books (double sided) per month and bind them offline with a Fastback machine. Within 2 years, this will probably triple. The idea of doing it single pass through the copier (with a more professional wraparound cover as opposed to a strip) sounds more appealing. What's the consensus on the 7105 / 8105 Perfect Binder?
I realize I can pick up a used 110 with 10 mil on it for the same price as the 7105 and it would run forever based on what I'm doing, but I don't have 3 phase power.
Thanks for your opinions.
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