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From: The Older Gentleman on 29 Mar 2010 14:25 Recommendations for a good cheap laser printer. And how long the cartridges last and what they cost. Anything decent for under �200? -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: Peter Ceresole on 29 Mar 2010 15:34 The Older Gentleman <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Recommendations for a good cheap laser printer. And how long the > cartridges last and what they cost. > > Anything decent for under �200? Assuming you mean a monochrome laser... For some four years or maybe a bit more, I've been using a HP 1022. Always worked really well, reliable, very quick starting, decent throughput. Replacement carts; pattern around �25, HP around �60. They've been replaced now by the P1000 and the P1500 series. If they're anything like their predecessors, they should be good useful printers. As for HP'd evil reputation for software, the 1022 installed easily on three Macs, no problems or glitches. But for a low cost mono laser, what's to go wrong? -- Peter
From: Adrian Tuddenham on 29 Mar 2010 15:36 The Older Gentleman <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Recommendations for a good cheap laser printer. And how long the > cartridges last and what they cost. > > Anything decent for under �200? I have found the cheapest one to run, which gives tolerable quality, is the HP 4500 / Canon CLPB460PS, but that is now a long-obsolete model. In general my past experience of Canons was that they were the cheapest to run, even if they cost a bit more to start with. Perhaps someone with more up-to-date knowledge will be able to tell you if that is still the case. Some of the much older printers which used loose toner powder were even cheaper per page, but were a nightmare to service and gave poor colour graduation (however, they were fine for gaudy poster work). -- ~ Adrian Tuddenham ~ (Remove the ".invalid"s and add ".co.uk" to reply) www.poppyrecords.co.uk
From: Adrian on 29 Mar 2010 15:45 totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > Recommendations for a good cheap laser printer. And how long the > cartridges last and what they cost. > > Anything decent for under £200? An old LJ5 or similar from fleaBay. Seriously. Dirt cheap, bomb-proof.
From: The Older Gentleman on 29 Mar 2010 16:21
Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > Assuming you mean a monochrome laser... Er, no, colour. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com |