New printer recommendations please

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New printer recommendations

For work, that is. We've currently got a Hewlett Packard Laser Jet 4000TN and it's been rock-solid, needing only consumables. It's starting to get life expired and we need a replacement, but some of the customer reviews on the HP UK webpage are less than complimentary about their newer stuff, so here's what we want;

• Black and white printer.
• Doesn't have to do duplex (double-sided) but would be useful if it didn't compromise reliability.
• Must have two feed drawers plus a drop-down tray.
• Must be able to pull through thick paper/card without complaint.
• Must, and this is most important, MUST be absolutely bomb-proof reliability-wise, I canoonet stress this enough.

We've got MFDs on site for colour and higher speed printing, but this one needs to be be 100% solid 24/7. We'd get a new HP but I thought I'd ask and see if there's any alternatives.
Cost isn't a money-no-object but we'd rather spend out once and get something good than throw good money after bad.
Cheers

 

[Over The Hill]

I would stick with HP all the way.

They do a good range so will have just the right model to fit the bill. I have worked in a few offices and best was always the HP. I think they all hae a back feed tray for card but that is worth checking.

Bits that wear out are replaced in the cartridges so they keep on going. Worked in an office with six of us printing to one HP, it did about 500 pages per day at least and never gave a problem.