We've been struggling with what kind of printer we need to have at the office.  Some guys are into music. Others are into cars. I'm into high quality printers. In other words, I'm a geek.

The one we used to have died after 4 years -- a Phaser 850DX (aka "Sophie").  We had a newer printer, it's successor, the Phaser 8400.  It is essentially the same printer. Which is okay except I was hoping for better quality in printing.  It's main difference over the 850DX is speed. The 8400 prints very very fast.  The 8400 is a terrific work horse color printer. I love the solid ink in it - very easy to deal with. And its output is more than good enough for most uses.

But I really want a printer that can print 12 pages per minute or higher that can also print very very high quality images. I.e. Magazine level images.  I'm not that price conscious as quality is important.  When you're sending screenshots of your stuff to editors, it's important that you are able to convey clearly and nicely what you are trying to get across.

So we're also looking at the Phaser 7750. It's gotten very good reviews, but I'm still not sure if it can produce the quality I'm looking for.  When I say high quality, I mean very high quality. Not $1500 HP color laser printer type stuff where photos look nice if you're not looking close.

I'm not even sure if they make printers yet that do that kind of quality for under $10,000 yet.  So my search continues. But if you reading this have any suggestions or pointers, please feel free to share them.