Xerox 700i vs. Canon C7000VP- which is better?

[Legacy]

Trying to decide between the Xerox 700i and the Canon C7000VP. I work for a school district and we are in the process of bringing all of our printing needs in house. We will roughly print 15k to 20k items/month; post cards, business cards, brochures, fliers, etc. We had an extensive demo on the Xerox 700i and were impressed; we spoke with Canon and a few concerns came up about speed and over all production.

Any feedback would be appreciated...need to make final decision within the next few days.

Thanks!

 

[arossetti]

20k a month seems like a light duty cycle for either machine, save the tax payers some money and look at a Xerox 550 and a KM equivalent.

 

[Legacy]

The Xerox 770i we are looking at is their demo machine and they are willing to sell it to us at a substantial discount. We will also be using the machine for many other marketing strategies such as school calendars, bumper stickers, magnets etc.

 

[callumr]

If you are looking at the 7000VP then speed shouldn't be an issue as even on heavy/coated stocks the 2nd fuser keeps the machine running at rated speed. The 7010VP is a really robust engine with superb quality and runs all stock duplex with no loss of speed. Good Luck!