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| Thread ID: 139039 | 2015-02-28 02:11:00 | Recommend a Printer ??? | AppleFan (17097) | PC World Chat |
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| 1395318 | 2015-02-28 08:16:00 | The HL-1110 (dicksmiths) are a real basic "tinny" cheap Black laser. You would be better off in the long run getting something slighter more expensive. I have a HL 2250DN which is a networked Printer. The toner costs roughly $70, the printer ( non Networked) sometimes sells for under $100. The toner lasts along time with general printing compared to inks. Second one down search.warehousestationery.co.nz |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1395319 | 2015-02-28 09:50:00 | [QUOTE=wainuitech;1217453]The HL-1110 (dicksmiths) are a real basic "tinny" cheap Black laser. You would be better off in the long run getting something slighter more expensive. I have a HL 2250DN which is a networked Printer. The toner costs roughly $70, the printer ( non Networked) sometimes sells for under $100. The toner lasts along time with general printing compared to inks. Or one of these www.trademe.co.nz if you wanted a bit better quality. I have one and am very satisfied. |
PPp (9511) | ||
| 1395320 | 2015-02-28 19:05:00 | Totally agree, buy a laser. I have a full colour inkjet photo printer sitting on a shelf I can't give away because the ink cartridges cost $20 each and there are 6 of them and if I don't use it for 3 months the ink disappears all by itself. I spent a bit more (about $300) on a network attached multifunction brother laser and with the approx 900 pages it'll do on the original toner I kinda expect I'll end up replacing the whole printer by the time it runs out. It sits idle for months at a time and there is no ink drying up or evaporating issues. For me the multifunction might have been a mistake, I rarely scan anything and it's rather large. Next time maybe a cheapish colour laser. It is getting to the point where the cheaper models are barely worth replacing toner or ink for. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1395321 | 2015-02-28 19:17:00 | My advice is whether it's ink or toner check 1)Cost of ink or toner 2)How many pages you get out of one. There are loads of printers - both ink and toner, where you get bugger all before having to fork out for more (ink or toner) and it's not economical. I am happy with my Epson Workforce 60, 945 pages of a $12 cartridge. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1395322 | 2015-02-28 22:57:00 | There is some good reading on this (www.consumertop.com)consumer orientated page. | Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1395323 | 2015-03-01 02:05:00 | There is some good reading on this (www.consumertop.com)consumer orientated page. Coincedentally the first printer on that page is the one I have :) |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1395324 | 2015-03-01 07:22:00 | The only thing inkjets are good for is conversion into some kind of DIY CNC project... Ink cartridges are a massive ripoff... Unless you're using some high-end graphics printer for some seriously high quality prints, then it's a different matter. If it's just general use, get a laser... the toner doesn't evaporate! |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1395325 | 2015-03-01 20:38:00 | A few things. Who cares how plasticy it is. If it prints then its suitable for a home user who doesnt print many pages per week. It will probably come with a very small 'starter' cartridge. So factor in the cost of a new toner cart. When the 'drum' fails , then you will be throwing that printer away & buying another anyway (due to cost of drum unit). Doesnt apply to HP/cannon as the drum is built into the toner cart (that why their toner carts cost more) . Therefore buying a $150-$200 laser (rather than a sub $100 laser) may be a poor long term choice (depending on model) A aftermarket/compatible toner cart will be many times more reliable & usable with a Brother than a HP/Canon It all will depend on how many pages you print per week, or if you do any big (100+ pages) print runs. If the printer is withing 5Metres of the printer, USB is OK, otherwise get a network compatable printer. I have a laser printer & a inkjet. I do so few prints that the inkjet printer is pretty much all I use . Inkjet isnt all that bad if you choose a model that supports high capacity ink carts. |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1395326 | 2015-03-01 21:21:00 | A aftermarket/compatible toner cart will be many times more reliable & usable with a Brother Have to disagree with that . Last two compatible toners I got for my brother, both from different places were total :yuck: One only printed when it felt like it, as long as it didn't do more than 4 pages it was OK, any more than that it stopped printing . The other spewed toner everywhere after 2 days, took ages to get it all out of the unit . Put in genuine toners and no problems since . |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1395327 | 2015-03-01 22:35:00 | Have to disagree with that . Last two compatible toners I got for my brother, both from different places were total :yuck: One only printed when it felt like it, as long as it didn't do more than 4 pages it was OK, any more than that it stopped printing . The other spewed toner everywhere after 2 days, took ages to get it all out of the unit . Put in genuine toners and no problems since . I really meant that the Brother reman carts, tend to be better than compatable HP/Canon toner carts (cart with the drum in ) , as they often dont replace the worn out drum on HP/canon reman toner carts . The brother is the easiest cart to refill/reman . If they cant get that right somethings really wrong . Perhaps the child labor was a bit tired that day :-) :thumbs: But yep, Reman/compatabiles are never as good as the originals . Used to be my job for a few years, manufacturing toner carts: awefull awefull job . And some toner carts were simply so badly designed (cough cough IBM/Lexmark), that even the genuines had a high failure rate . You know its a badly designed cart when most the OEM 'empties' are actually still 50% full . |
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