Laser printers

[Scuba_Steve]

Most printers only have only about 1/3rd or less of their toner when sold.

+1 to that, unless you spend a few hundred on a printer they'll generally only come with "sample" inks

[steve_t]

6 cartridges would be not too bad. I bought a Canon MP240 a while back because I needed a scanner. Printer cost $75. replacement black cartridge $43.12, colour $45.94.
Fuck the planet, we're here to make money!

Oh, did I mention that my printer takes 6 different $30 cartridges? And it's too retarded to print black and white if, heaven forbid, the light magenta cartridge has run out

[Scuba_Steve]

Oh, did I mention that my printer takes 6 different $30 cartridges? And it's too retarded to print black and white if, heaven forbid, the light magenta cartridge has run out

retarded? no commercialist yes. cause you know to print black it uses every single cartridge to do so, don't you? it gives a "deeper more defined black" ... well at-least thats they're excuse for it

[p.dath]

Im looking at buying a lasor printer for some cheap printing for uni but I know nothing about them except for the fact that I will be able to print off a whole bunch more pages than an inkjet printer will be able to before the cartridge runs out....My budget is about $200 (with a wee bit of head room). What do you recommend I get?

At the $200 mark I would only consider Inkjets. Some of the inkjets in this price range can be half the running cost of the lasers in this price range. I personally like the Brother printers at the price you are talking about.

[Spuds1234]

At the $200 mark I would only consider Inkjets. Some of the inkjets in this price range can be half the running cost of the lasers in this price range. I personally like the Brother printers at the price you are talking about.

What inkjet printers can print 5000 pages for $90-$110 worth of ink cartridges.

My mothers inkjet printer (which suits her needs fine) cant even get close to that.

[steve_t]

What inkjet printers can print 5000 pages for $90-$110 worth of ink cartridges.

My mothers inkjet printer (which suits her needs fine) cant even get close to that.

Maybe with those $5 compatible cartridges you can get off trademe? Even then, I'm skeptical

[rphenix]

Like some others I highly recommend Brother Lasers they are very easy to DIY service, not that expensive if you make a mistake it will cost you big. Personally I always recommend to people the cheapest network model so they can use it on multiple home computers, and if you get the wireless one can put it anywhere in the house.

Regarding toners, buy compatible ones from the likes of ezyink.co.nz for drums, forget buying the whole drum, just get the replacement cylinder (its the only part that matters). Replacement drum kits can be had for about $30 off ebay cheaper if you buy several at once just air compress clean before you start

[geoffm]

I have a Brother HL1430 laser I bought when I did my ME in Christchurch. The original toner cartridge lasted for almost 2 years - at least 3000 pages. It is a great little printer as long as you don't want colour. I have a Canon IP4200, whose main saving grace is that it can print CDs. The ink cost is unreal.

[pete376403]

I have a Brother HL1430 laser I bought when I did my ME in Christchurch. The original toner cartridge lasted for almost 2 years - at least 3000 pages. It is a great little printer as long as you don't want colour. I have a Canon IP4200, whose main saving grace is that it can print CDs. The ink cost is unreal.

What ink carts (numbers) does it take? - I've a big box of Canon and Epson ink carts that are going to be binned. All date expired by quite a long time, but new, unopened.

[steve_t]

What ink carts (numbers) does it take? - I've a big box of Canon and Epson ink carts that are going to be binned. All date expired by quite a long time, but new, unopened.

U got any T0490-T0496?

[pete376403]

Will have a look tomorrow.

[Scuba_Steve]

U got any T0490-T0496?

damm u got there 1st

[Ricardo S]

+1 to that, unless you spend a few hundred on a printer they'll generally only come with "sample" inks

bear in mind that if you put some black tape on the eye sensor of the original toner of a brother hl-2140 it will still work fine for at least a 1000's pages

[YellowDog]

bear in mind that if you put some black tape on the eye sensor of the original toner of a brother hl-2140 it will still work fine for at least a 1000's pages

That's a great idea in an emergency situation however will do the printer harm if you run down to nothing.

When looking for a laser printer, make sure thatwhatever you get has drivers for your OS.

As people on here have said, they just last forever and need no maintenance.

Every inkjet I have bought has not ever lasted more than 2 years.

For me, the main thing to consider is the price and availability of replacement Toner.