[Nhcoll-l] Laser printer recommendations

[Hightower, Liberty (VMNH)]

Quite a few of the curators and techs at the Virginia Museum of Natural History use Brother printers with good success. They handle normal paper to heavy card stock well, print on label paper well, and can do double sided.

The 3 different ones I use most regularly are of the following model numbers:
HL-L6200DW (Our most used of the 3 and does a great job)
HL-L8360CDW (has color options but we mainly use for black and white purposes. This one works the best for specialty papers)
HL-L2340DW (this one you have to manually feed any specialty papers and sometimes they get a bit crooked. I would not recommend for your purposes)

All of these are just printers (no scanning or copying). The wi-fi function is quite nice for printing from different rooms but can also be used with a cord.

Hope this helps.




Liberty Hightower

Biology Research Technician

Virginia Museum of Natural History

21 Starling Ave

Martinsville, VA 24112

276.403.8548
www.vmnh.net




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From: Penneys, Darin <penneysd at uncw.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 10:16 AM
To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu <nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu>
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Laser printer recommendations


Hi, All,

I need a new laser printer for the herbarium (WNC) at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Our printer is mostly used to print herbarium voucher labels on 24lb. 100% cotton bond paper, sometimes Avery or ToughTag sticker label sheets, and Rite-in-the-Rain sheets. The annual volume is relatively low, ca. 700 sheets total.



The new printer should use black ink only (color is not needed), be easy for student helpers to use, and capable of double-sided printing. The bells & whistles available on many printers are not needed (e.g., fax, phone apps, etc.). We just need something dependable that does not constantly jam and malfunction like the current printer (HP Laser Jet Pro P2055dn).



Which models are worth considering or avoiding?



Thanks for your input,

Darin



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University of North Carolina Wilmington
601 S. College Rd.
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