B&W printing: KM bizhub pro 950 VS. Canon 8105

[fierey]

Looking at these two for an output of around 150k b&w a month
Image quality is not as important as keeping them up and running
Which one can keep going with the least amount of service calls?
Any input is appreciated - thanks!

 

[halmac]

We have an Océ 4120 for B&W and it's worth every cent. The black is beautiful, the solids are just like offset. It runs and runs. I hear it doesn't work great with coated stock but we have never run coated stock on it. We us an Océ CS655pro for all our color.

 

[CathieH]

We're running black and white, booklets, flyers, you name it, on a KM bizhub 1050 and it works great. It's user friendly and needs little service. Static is a big problem where I am, but with a new, big humidifier installed, it runs nonstop now.

I'm currently trying to decide between a KM bizhub press C6000 and a Canon imagerunner advance C9075 or 9065 pro. Seems there are definite Canon people and KM people, so I'm getting feedback for both equally. So I might just decide based on the Micropress system, since we're keeping our color KM bizhub C500 for backup.

Good luck,
Cathie

 

[tgrec441]

I have a KM920, and wish I never bought it. Since day 1 it has had problems feeding, jamming, finishing, you name it. Not to mention the dumbest design ever: you either need to know the technicians code to enter tech-rep mode, or place a service call to change paper size in the LCT. Like I have time to wait on a service call when I want to switch from 8.5 x 11 to 11 x 17.

I don't know if they addressed any of my woes with the 950, but I would stay away. If you want to stick with Konica, get the 1051. That's a production machine!