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I've seen the Officejet Pro 8600 in the mid-to high $160s as of late. The Officejet Pro 8100 is its single-function sibling and uses the same secondary paper tray. I have both machines - the 8600 at home and 8100 at my office. The 8100 has the second paper tray. It's a very worthwhile accessory. Haven't tried it for envelopes but it handles sheets of labels nicely.
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There must be different models of the HP 8600. The one I link to on Amazon has a second paper tray.
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Yups. Three different versions if I remember correctly. The second paper tray itself is about $75 or so.
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I use Office Depot's Clean Seal #10 envelopes - but I don't run them through my Brothers Laser printer because I use the ones with a window for the mailing address to show through. They do have "Clean Seal" envelopes without a window, too. To seal them you pull off a paper strip, which exposes the glue - no licking necessary. These might not have a problem with a laser printer - but they do seem kind of expensive. LyleH
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Thanks for the responses and advice. Robert M and I have had this discussion before and his take on the problem of envelope printing has merit. We print about 2K # 10 env/mo so speed isn't an issue. Load capacity, print quality and ease of use are.
I've settled on an Epson WF5440 for $130 or so with available generics and a low end Canon backup.
PS: One of the dying low end Canons was flashing an ink reservoir overflow alert (something I'd never seen before) while stalling and refusing to print or printing multiple copies. I came across a hack that reset the electronics, while it didn't empty the overflow it got the unit working again.
