slaterlee.com has a V3100 they're trying to unload. X-digital.com in San Diego and gwcopiers.com in Minnesota sell refurbs.
Toner is less expensive and you get automated registration adjustments with a V3100.
Plan/budget for the following replacements. You can math out how often from the component life and your monthly use-
IBT belt
rebuild kit - fuser belt and wick
rebuild kit - IBT roller and brush (be sure to replace the brush!)
refill or replace - developer housing
rebuild kit - decurler roller...
Do you see broken baffles that line up with the scratches? We had a scratch issue caused by broken plastic baffles in the cooling module of our V3100 last year.
I don't have a Primelink, but the regional lead tech spoke very highly of the black only primelink. We didn't talk about the color Primelinks one way or another. I would recomend comparing total cost including lease and click rates with a versant vs a color primelink you go color. Also ask the...
The stock library manager for the 4100 is functionally very similar to the 2100/3100 SLM and you can totally ignore the barcode workflow / auto setup workflow.
The Starship Xerox iGen 5 the only toner based rig that can run 600gsm as far as I know. You could get a UV flatbed printer for under 100k. If you're in the US, Mark at Hasco Graphics and Nazdar Source 1 are good companies to talk UV with.
Accuzip has pay per use address list generation web app. It runs about $20-$30 the pre-sort a mailing list of 2000-5000 addresses.
https://www.accuzip.com/products/mailing-software/pay-per-use-mailings/
Accuzip is about 2k/yearwith good support, but a 1990s user interface. I dropped it out of...
Price, location, machine condition, under warranty? Has it stayed powered on so cleaning cycles happen? Are the software licenses/subscriptions transferable? Any examples of cost per envelope for ink and total op-ex?
I have never used the speed adjustment feature. Is there a process for determining fuser speed adjustments, or do you just experiment? What fuser speed adjustments are you using for 220gsm and 300gsm 13x19 coated?
I'm uncomfortable using crash stops because I'd need a lot of them to pin-point the issue, and I worry about scratching the IBT belt and fuser belt with loads of crash stops. The parts removed are on the shelf and are still usable.
Also, by posting my guesses it helps show that I'm making an...
I have the distance table printed out and taped to the machine for fast reference. 37.6 mm states BCR (Bias Charge Roller), which is why I replaced the dev assy after drum swapping didn't work.