Ricoh Aficio CL3000 Laser Printer

Pros: Good print quality on many types of media, lots of features for the price
Cons: Short duty cycle makes this an expensive unit to operate for semi-heavy users

I purchased a Ricoh CL3000 in February of 2004. I also purchased a duplexer for it. The Ricoh salesperson told me he was trying to win a contest, and reduced the initial price of $1300 down to $800, when I told him that was the price I saw on line. I ...

Pros: Great printer/great price! Output quality is even better than the Hp on text/color.
Cons: That darn bypass tray SHOULD BE AUTOMATICALLY SELECTED FIRST. Lost a star for that.

I bought this printer after extensive research. I have always bought HP LaserJets when ever I bought a laser printer in the past. I originally owned the LaserJet II. That lasted 7 years until it needed a new fuser roller, but I needed to print that day, ...

Pros: Vibrant Color
Fast Color Printing
Separate Toner and Imaging Drum
Very Fast Cold Start
Cons: Duplexing is very slow in color mode
Takes SODIMM memory modules

I've been researching a color printer for a while now to replace a Tektronix Phaser 850 that died (again). At work we have a HP Color LaserJet 4600DN. That printer is nice, but the price was a wee bit high (~$2400). Then I found the Ricoh CL3000. ...

Pros: quality of colour and B&W printing Printing Speeds
Cons: None Yet...

I bought the Ricoh CL3000DN printer about a month ago for our business. On average we mainly do B&W printing and the odd colour printing. Because we are in the design industry we require professional results when doing colour print-outs and the Ricoh has surprised us with the professional results we are achieving with colour & B&W prints it provides.

Overall we are extremely impressed with the quality and speed of the printer and are happily surprised that it has exceeded our expectations. Highly recommend for the price. I can't comment on consumable costs as yet so will have to wait and see.