Color rental machine recommendation?

[Buddy]

Hi Guys,
One of my rental customers wants to go color. I haven't done any Sharp color machines yet and I'm just wondering what a good model would be. I need a 35/45 cpm and I'm hoping to pick one or two up for about $500-600 each. Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks

[blackcat4866]

Re: Color rental machine recommendation?

$500 to $600 each! You're going all out. In that price range, look for a 10 year old desktop printer in need of a lot of work. =^..^=

[blazebusiness]

Re: Color rental machine recommendation?

$500 to $600 each! You're going all out. In that price range, look for a 10 year old desktop printer in need of a lot of work. =^..^=

Agreed. You'll be very hard pressed to find anything decent in that price range that does color!

[Buddy]

Re: Color rental machine recommendation?

OK maybe a little wishful thinking on the price, but what models would you recommend for a 35cpm? On another subject, are Imagistic IM4511 and Sharp 455 developer units interchangable? Thanks again.

[mojorolla]

Re: Color rental machine recommendation?

You are going to have to get off your wallet a bit to find what you are looking for. As Blackcat said, you can find an old dinosaur in that range but that's about it.
I highly doubt the DV units are interchangeable, but I have read crazier things on this forum.
Your alias wouldn't be aabb1 by chance, would it?

[Buddy]

Ok, let me try this way; Are there any color MX models I should avoid? Thanks guys.

[Akitu]

Re: Color rental machine recommendation?

@ the copy speeds you're inquiring about, the MX3100 seems to be a good machine for you, but good luck getting one as cheap as you were looking for... Haha

[hammer]

Re: Color rental machine recommendation?

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At that price range you could try these?

[Toner Boy]

Re: Color rental machine recommendation?

MX-3501n/4501n are decent, or MX-2300n/2700n for slower/cheaper. Must use good quality paper to get best results, machines coming off lease (some still available) should be gotten as fresh as possible - not having sat idle for 3 years. If you're lucky you'll only have to replace the drum PM kits. Most often though, you'll be looking at fuser rebuild, primary TX belt, secondary TX belt, etc. Production dates ranged from late 2005 through mid 2008. 600dpi copy and print, great scanners.
MX-2600/3100's are great machines but will be out of your price range for a rental.

[Buddy]

Re: Color rental machine recommendation?

Man, a guy wants to save a little money and he gets pummelled. Tough crowd.

[blackcat4866]

Re: Color rental machine recommendation?

You think you're the only cheap customer? Read a couple posts by aab1 to learn from the Champion of Cheap. The Captain of Cheap.

What exactly are you planning on doing with this MFP? Transparencies, T-shirts, 3x5 note cards, onionskin, NCR, COM10 envelopes, pre-perforated 4.75 x 11.875 cardstock water bills? 1K or 10K or 100K per month? =^..^=

[Buddy]

Blackcat-I'm a cheap tech, not a cheap customer. I started on Sharp Sf-720s (They had a "bunny brush"), just to date me.

[glewisme]

Re: Color rental machine recommendation?

Buddy,
You should be able to locate a MX2300/2700N or MX35/4501N for a reasonable price from a wholesaler! Beware though it'll probably need every Pm part under the sun!!!!

[Toner Boy]

Re: Color rental machine recommendation?

Was that the one that had the TOASTER inside for fusing the toner? Too funny, saw one back in '86. Anyone else remember that one?

[Buddy]

Re: Color rental machine recommendation?

That would be the SF-726. HIGHLY advanced from the bunny brush. They also used paper

"masters" instead of a drum. It was sometimes tricky adjusting the "grippers" properly, so

they wouldn't leave a copy in the toaster...Man, am I feeling old.