tThat Brother printer looks good - you should research the specs and see if it’s capable of accepting a second tray (purchased separately_
Beware of this particular spec: “'35 page auto document feeder.Recommended Monthly Print Volume:250 to 2,000 pages”
That’s not a lot of printing capability when you’re talking loan signings.- depending on the types of loans you sign and who you work for, you can burn through 2,000 pages in no time. (BTW, this spec is the reference for maximum performance of the printer).
I personally like the Brother 6300 series printers. They are fast, they run well on WiFi, and have ability add-on multiple trays. They run forever and while the toner is expensive, I think it’s well worth it in the long run.
Signing for 16 years now, only use HP 4000, 4050
Cheap to buy used $20-$50 per printer.
I pay NO more than $5. per toner cart delivered to my door. Yes $5 ! off Ebay.
These new laser printers are cheap quality, but if you want to pay more All round, then go head.
Hello! I agree with those that have the Brother laser printers. I currently have the HL-L6400DW It has the dual trays and is a work horse. I personally decided that I did not want an all in one because if one of the all-in’s breaks then more than likely something else would as well. I purchased the Brother ADS-1500W, It works via wi-fi and does 25 pages at a time. Now as I say 25 if you sit and feed it not letting the pages run out but letting the pages run low I have scanned over 100 pages at a time. It allows you to set it up to save directly to a flash drive (which is my preference) it is faster to scan to the flash and then download it to where ever you need. Again these are my choices and they seem to be working out really well. Plus I can take the scanner with me so that I can scan on the run. It is compact and light enough to carry it anywhere.
I also agree with the Brother printer owners. My HL-L5200 is 3 years old and is a workhorse and has been completely problem free. I would advise that the 6 series is a better printer because the toner cartridge yield is 12,000 pages, my printer is 8,000. In addition, aside from the original cartridge it came with, I have NEVER used a Brother cartridge. Far too expensive. The third party toner is all over eBay and I pay about $13 each when I buy three and their yield is really what is claimed. The 12,000 page toner might be a little more.
There is no scan capability which for me is no problem because I already had an all-in-one inkjet which serves as my scanner and printer for the signer’s copy of the docs. GoldenGateNotary commented that the cartridges are expensive which implies that he is using Brother products. I don’t know why people buy the branded product when the off brand is so inexpensive, produces the same results and my toner costs barely show up on my cost radar. To each his own.
notarygrace…please check out Vue Scan. It is a scanner software app that replaces the app in almost every scanner out there. Scanners come dumbed down but Vue Scan opens up all it’s capabilities. You will be amazed at the difference.
For starters, you can scan any size file, you are not limited by the number of pages you can fit in your doc feeder. Just keep scanning, it does not matter if the hopper runs dry. Just add more pages and click the SCAN+ button and keep on going. It’s worth it for that capability alone but it is far more robust. Don’t know what I’d do without it.
I’ve become a real fan of Brother’s laser printers, I started using the HL-6200DW last year and it has been flawless. I just added a second paper tray a few months ago and that is a real time saver upgrade. One tray for legal and the other for letter size. Adobe Reader selects the correct tray for each paper size in the job so no more figuring which is letter/legal or having to change paper several times in a job. My last job switched back & forth between letter & legal size multiple times and it was great to watch the printer run unattended, printing the correct size each time. This model already has the second tray , you can buy it without the second tray to save $$$ and add the second tray later as I did. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AD7I5A6/ref=emc_b_5_t
Thank you, for responding. I finally purchased this:
Brother All-in-One Color Wireless Laser Printer (MFC-L3770CDW / MFCL3770CDW) I am not sure whether it will be able to print different paper sizes at the same time though, it has some good reviews online.
If you didn’t get the second tray then no, it won’t print two sizes unless you can print letter size from the manual feed tray and legal through the regular tray.
Why did you opt for color? In this business monochrome is the best way to go - may have been able to get the second tray if you went mono rather than color.
Oh well, your choice - hope you enjoy the new printer; but personally, I’d spring for the second tray - it will pay for itself in no time; or you can always use page separator - search here for info on that program.
Thank you. Finding an all in one laser printer that has dual tray below $400-500 is difficult. As a new signing agent, I really need something that is affordable but at the same time something that can offer me all that I need in a printer.
Yes, but I thought it could print legal and standard paper sizes at the same time which is not the case. Therefore, I will be returning it for something with real dual paper tray.
If I were you I’d keep it - either use the page sorter program (discussed here or check notary rotary - they offer if) - or just spring for the second tray - IF this printer can accept a second tray; I’d shop ebay for the second tray. No matter how you look at it you’re going to invest anywhere from $300 - $600 to be able to do it all.
Personally, I don’t like to rely on an all-in-one because if one feature goes down they all go down. I have a HP dual tray printer and an Epson scanner - printer $100 on ebay, scanner $300 brand new.
If you’re new, just starting out, building a client base and really not sure how much business you’re going to get, IMO the only way to go for initial investment (a test investment, if you will) is ebay; as your business builds and becomes more prosperous you can always upgrade.
Thank you. I appreciate all the advise and comments. Unfortunately, it does not have any provision for a second tray. I don’t mind spending a little more to get what I need, instead of buying something that I will regret in the near future.
Since you also need a scanner that product looks like it’d be a good choice. But since the scanner software that comes with it is likely to generate huge file sizes like my HP scanner does, keep a software product known as VueScan in mind. My HP scanner too often generated ginormous .pdf file sizes after scanning a big document that often were too large to be emailed. VueScan compresses the file sizes way down, often to 1/10 the size my HP could even with max compression. My VueScan scanner software package only cost me $39.95 for a lifetime license.
