Thank you for your response, upec.
You know, I really haven't figured the budget part out yet. Part of my problem about buying a printer after all of these years is that I do not know the market. Has parallel technology come down in price? Has it gone up in price? I simply do not know.
The 4451i cost $1,000 new. I certainly would not want to pay more than that for a new machine.
The original retain buyer also separately purchased a feed-thru tray, that I use as my main feeder tray (envelopes, color paper, etc.). I bought the entire package about 5000 copies used for $500. I would not want to pay more for a used machine.
Most probably, the 4451i lasted this long for me because my use has been way below the designed duty cycle for the machine. My monthly use rarely exceeds about 250 copies and is usually a lot
less.
I know this is a long answer. However, I hope it gives you some idea of where I am coming from about price range. Again, my primary interest is durability.
Thanks.
Jazz Miner
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