Printer Recommendations?

[Ed Sperr]

I'm looking for "We've got that and it works great!" (or doesn't) 
type info about the HP LaserJet 4000N and the Lexmark Optra S 1855n.  

Both seem fairly suitable to task, as we're looking for a networked 
laser to service nine workstations (mostly printing Medline 
citiations, but we're starting to move to some full text as well).

My concerns are mainly reliability under a high duty cycle and how 
quickly they chew through consumables.  

One other question: how well do they handle duplexing?  I'd like to 
try to duplex as much of the output as we can to hold down paper 
costs, but I'm concerned about taking too much of a performance hit.

Many thanks for any input (direct responses will be summarized for 
the list).



Ed Sperr
Systems Librarian
USC School of Medicine
esperr at med.sc.edu    (803)733-3321