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[apyds]

I know similar questions have been asked in the past (many years ago by the looks of things) but looking for update and in particular with regard to our needs.

We're a care home and are looking for a printer for our reception.

We print about 1,300 pages a month (including photocopying). Do some scanning and receive and send a minimal faxes. Need to print a brochure out for our clients once in a while that we have designed ourselves and that have a few photos (does not need to be supreme quality). We need good ability to duplex and a paper feed tray.

Up to now I have had a few laser printers in our reception and I am seriously fed up with them. In particular, there seems to be a lot that goes wrong on them (drums fail, empty toner tray fails etc..). I like the HP OfficeJet Pro X576 which I have in my own office and particularly the large ink cartridges that come with that and the HP service. Unfortunately, HP are no longer making those.

Any suggestions would be welcome.

 

[The Byre]

We have one small A4 Cannon inkjet thing that is now about 10 years old and we only use that for scanning and copying and for the past year we have had an Epson A3 printer that is remarkably cheap to run, is quite fast and so far has proven to be totally reliable.

But then, other than bookkeeping records, we do everything electronically and anyone sending us bits of paper or still thinks that faxes are an option has 'lucked-out'!

If I really need something printed, I send the office a PDF, I do not want a printer in my work-space!

 

[apyds]

We have one small A4 Cannon inkjet thing that is now about 10 years old and we only use that for scanning and copying and for the past year we have had an Epson A3 printer that is remarkably cheap to run, is quite fast and so far has proven to be totally reliable.

But then, other than bookkeeping records, we do everything electronically and anyone sending us bits of paper or still thinks that faxes are an option has 'lucked-out'!

If I really need something printed, I send the office a PDF, I do not want a printer in my work-space!

Unfortunately, the NHS and our local GP's surgery in particular still demand to use faxes instead of email for "security" reasons. Funny how the remainder of the NHS and even our local authority has got its head round using secure email or data transfer of one form or another. Faxes are such a pain!!

 

[Scalloway]

The NHS will be banned from buying fax machines from next month

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46497526

 

[apyds]

The NHS will be banned from buying fax machines from next month

Yep; so they'll be banned from "buying" them as from next month. My guess is that the district nurses in our local surgery will drag their feet and keep using theirs until it breaks down or their 2020 deadline is reached. Either way, I will need to have one until they decide to stop using theirs.

 

[Mr D]

Unfortunately, the NHS and our local GP's surgery in particular still demand to use faxes instead of email for "security" reasons. Funny how the remainder of the NHS and even our local authority has got its head round using secure email or data transfer of one form or another. Faxes are such a pain!!

GP surgery may use fax still because their biggest customer / paymaster still uses fax. NHS insists on getting something by fax then what business refuses to provide by fax if wanting to keep in with them?
Not all surgeries work the same way, same as any other private enterprise.

Ours has been using telephone, email, texts and website for a while.

 

[Mr D]

The NHS will be banned from buying fax machines from next month

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46497526

Banned - but will the accountants and auditors refuse to accept an invoice for a fax machine in the accounts? Equipment....
NHS tends to be slow to accept change.

 

[EmC007]

I would look at managed print from Oki. Gives you good reliable hardware with a service to back it up. We have used Oki for over nine years without an issue.