What is the best printer for specifically printing envelopes? (iMac/Tiger)

March 30, 2007 12:54 PM

What is the best printer for specifically printing envelopes? (iMac/Tiger)

I know what applications to use to format it, but I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a printer that excels at printing envelopes. It need not even print out anything else, but if it does, that's cool too.

Preferably consistent, simple, and efficient. Does it exist?

posted by defenestration to Computers & Internet (3 answers total)

I use an HP 4050 Series PCL6. I have, however, read that some lower cost HP printers have limiters that inhibit printing after a certain count but we have printed around 200,000 envelopes since 2005, so it looks like a good deal.
posted by parmanparman at 1:38 PM on March 30, 2007

parmanparman: Do you know the envelope capacity without buying an external envelope feeder? I've been looking for a good envelope printing printer but they're all out of my price range.
posted by jmd82 at 3:34 PM on March 30, 2007

Thank you for this question. I have been looking forever for a good envelope printer for small to medium runs (50-500 envelopes). The only envelope printers I have found out there are made for real bulk mailers who do a ton of envelopes at a time, really fast, and they are super expensive (5,000 or so and up).

The HP external envelope feeders hold 75 envelopes, but that solution seems so bulky and overly complicated. Just like the OP said, something that is simple and efficient would be ideal.

There has got to be a market for this type of small-volume envelope printer, don't you think? I'm very much looking forward to seeing any suggestions that the hive mind might offer on this.
posted by gemmy at 12:07 AM on March 31, 2007