What printer should I buy?

October 1, 2018 8:34 AM

I've become my company's forklift and AWP instructor, which means I need a printer for the operator licenses. I'll be printing on Avery 5371 card stock. I'm looking for something small and simple but of high quality. Thanks.
posted by jwhite1979 to Technology (1 answer total)

Its hard to make a recommendation with just these criteria, so to clarify:
Does your company's IT folks have a recommendation for devices/brands they support?
Do you need to print in color?
How many of these do you need to print each month?
Do you need to have this shared out on a network so other people can use it, or is this just hooked to your PC with a cable in your office?
Would buying a stack of pre-printed cards and hand-writing the names on it solve for the need (assuming the volume of cards is low). e.g.. If you already have a template of what the cards need to look like, could you just have your local print shop print up 250 of them with your company's logo, and just fill names in?

If you just want to be recommended a printer that should be handle most jobs you throw at it, including printing on basic cardstock, take a look at wirecutter's recommendation, the HP Laserjet Pro M254dw Wireless Color Laser Printer. I've never used that specific model, but anecdotally, HP printers last and last, especially the laser printers.
posted by enfa at 10:28 AM on October 1, 2018