I have recently began to experience problems with my brother 6200dtw. The quality of my documents are beginning to have ink specks on them and its constantly having issues. And I have changed out many of its major components,.I reached out to a copier company and they are offering me a printer, copier, b&w and color, Fax and scanner in it. The cost of the machine hower is $1800 but will do everything that I need it to. I am doing around 7 to 9 signings a week that are ranging in difference from color to b&w and around 100 to 174 pages each, not including the copy for the borrower. On average my signings are at a minimum $175 to $250. Is this purchase a good one or should I look at other options. I plan on doing notaries for about 5 more years and was wondering if this purchase is worth the payoff. Please help me as I am an experienced notary but just stuck on what to do.
You said that printer cost $1800. It costs $319 at Brother website. Don’t get scammed.
I do 6-12 signings per day, I only use the old HP 4000 & HP 4050 printers. Love them. Go on 20 years at this.
Not the current brother printer that I have. This is for a completely different printer that costs 1800. My brother printer has began to print with specks of black ink on my documents. That’s why I want to replace it.
what model printer do they want to replace it with?
Hi Stacey: I have the HP Laser Jet P3015 and I do 6-10 signings per week with an average packet being 130 pages each. The toner cartridge has a capacity of 8,000 sheets per and the toner costs about $165. The printer sells on Amazon for about $1300 new, but I got mine from Amazon’s refurbished partner for $380. At 8,000 sheets per toner cartridge and an average of 130 sheets X2 per signings I get about 30 signings per toner cartridge or on average 1 toner cartridge per month. At that pace, (and I don’t get $175 per signing, can’t wait till I do) with my average pay being $100 per signing the printer brings in $3K per month and dividing the $380 cost over a year or by 12 = $31 a month. Add the cost of the toner at $165 per month and the cost of the printer is about $196 per month to bring in $3K per month. I hope this analysis helps. BTW, this is a B&W only printer, I didn’t know that some packets require color?
BTW, Stacey, what state are you in and have you been a notary for a long time? I’m curious to know how I can get $175 per signings?
I am also curious how you can get $175-$225 per signing? What is the secret?
I’m in the state of Kansas. Where I am there are not a lot of Notaries but I’m near a military post and kansas state university. There have just been a lot of signings coming my way and the 23 companies that I work with know that my work is exceptional. I’ve been doing this for about 10 years now. Thanks for the tip on the printer.
I would like to know that too
You should lead look into leasing your printer. The lease will cover you for any mechanical issues. They will come out and fix your problems at no cost to you. I pay $126 a month to lease and any pages over 2000 I paid one cents per page
I guess it’s true what they say about Real Estate which is Location, Location, Location! LOL. That plus your exceptional work equals a gold mine!! Congratulations to you!
I had the same experience with Brother 6200… 2 other Brothers as well. I am now on my second printer HP MFC Laserjet Enterprise. The 2 year old one was M506 which still works, but is a bit loud lol. My newest one is M507 HP Same Laserjet Enterprise. I paid 800 ish for each of them. I do 950 signings a year and found it EXTREMELY valuable and worth the extra money. Those black flecks on the Brothers drove me crazy. I got both from Amazon but can’t find them anymore. Go to the HP site and order. You can use a HP chip for the 507 after your 150 HP ink cartridge runs out. Runs about 50 ish from Amazon. Don’t lose the chip. lol . Also if you don’t get the 3rd tray, you can buy it supposedly as an add on. Good luck
Hello Stacey,
I too have left Brother behind. Recently, I purchased a lease-return Xerox VersaLink B405 with additional tray. This model prints, copies, scans, emails in B&W. It also prints from a thumb drive and my Android phone. My cost was $600; new units are not much more.
The point that sold me on this machine was the service contract which includes all toner, drums, maintenance, repairs if damaged. The contract is $25 per month. Yes, $25 with all toner included.
It is performing well and print quality is 4 times better than my Brother printers ever provided.
Respectfully,
Guy
Did you move the little lever back and forth to clear the toner thingamagigerbobber? I have a similar brother model and I have to do that sometimes. Also using the air in a can and spraying it out helps too. Has cleared mine right up a few times.
This sounds nice - where did you buy from that includes a service contract?
Ft Leonard wood? Do u get lots of snow and how is it like driving?
Not sure what type of printer they are selling you but a brand new Brother 6200 at Staples is $219.00. The $1800.00 price tag is a little steep for what you are doing.
Hi!!! You will need to replace the drum! This will take care of the specks. Look for a compatible generic one in Amazon! I change my drum in my Brother L5800 every 2-3 months… I print between 8-12 packages weekly. I’m sure this will solve your issue. I buy two in a box for $52.00 / 2 = $26.00 per drum. Below link… even cheaper!
Toner Bank Compatible Drum Unit Replacement for Brother DR820 DR-820 DR 820 for Brother MFC-L5850DW HL-L6200DW HLL6200DW L6200DW MFC-L5900DW MFC-L5700DW HL-L5200DW L5200DWT HL-L6200DWT Drum Unit 2PK https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VMFCPJ3/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_Z389EFPPTQVVSQZ7XQRR
I have always used commercial copies like the one you describe. I gave up on ink about 20 years ago. This sounds like a deal to me. My latest purchase is HP’s top of the line commercial copier for $4,000. My word of caution however is DO NOT enter into a service plan. They make them sound good but they are a huge expense in the end.