Reply to: Should I get a Colour Laser Printer?

[Hobosapien]

Yes, I saw this posted months ago and came very close to buying it. It was just a bit too big and the wife was complaining so I skipped it thinking another deal would come along soon. Little did I know a zombie apocalypse would come instead and printer prices would go through the roof.

Just checked and they paid out £100 (not the £75 I thought was due, apparently more cashback for some models) back in April. So £75 for a colour laser with set of toners. [mods: change for smug one if exists, ta]

No sign of any promo deals in that section on their website when I logged into 'my account' to see if anything mentioned there (there wasn't). Maybe in the January sales.

[Paddy]

Over 12 yrs ago BGG got a A3 colour laser from Oki, still going strong & no issues

I had a little inkjet that would dry out inside of a week, laser is the way to go,
as it stands the Oki has cost less than £200 a year, been using off brand toners from stinky ink, at a reasonable price

The cheaper inkjet printers have the head built in the ink cartridge; they will always dry out. The more expensive inkjets have a separate head. The printer with wakeup every so often and clean the head to prevent drying out and blocking.

I have various B&W laser printers plus refillable non-chip inkjet printer/s. The inkjet is by far the cheapest to run and makes a big difference when printing out massive bundles of documents of 1k to 2k pages.

[Halo Jones]

Over 12 yrs ago BGG got a A3 colour laser from Oki, still going strong & no issues

I had a little inkjet that would dry out inside of a week, laser is the way to go,
as it stands the Oki has cost less than £200 a year, been using off brand toners from stinky ink, at a reasonable price

[AtW]

I bought a Samsung colour laser printer 6 years ago. Still going strong, does its job very well. No issues replacing the toner with a compatible toner and these things last a long time. Has wireless connectivity and works flawlessly. I would never go back to Inkjet, so many issues.

Rare case (on here) of correct usage of word its

[fullyautomatix]

I bought a Samsung colour laser printer 6 years ago. Still going strong, does its job very well. No issues replacing the toner with a compatible toner and these things last a long time. Has wireless connectivity and works flawlessly. I would never go back to Inkjet, so many issues.

[SueEllen]

I might have to try that - I normally only do strategy not infrastructure LOL

I've found it is my windoze devices that cause all the issues.

[edison]

I always give my Brother printers a static IP on my network that I don't change once it's assigned.

I might have to try that - I normally only do strategy not infrastructure LOL

[hairymouse]

Thanks for the responses everyone , except NorthernLad who should seek help.

I'm still considering.

[hairymouse]

No, I go one for under £100.

Brother colour laser for around £170 with £75 cashback, came with a set of toner cartridges and clones are under £50 for a full set.

Chose it over the inkjet 'inktank' option that was the other main contender, mainly for more professional (for my plan B) office quality faster no drying time printouts for invoices, letters, and the odd promo material small run for split market testing before payng a pro to bang out a load of the better responded to ones.

Reminds me, I need to make sure that cashback was actually paid out.

Yes, I saw this posted months ago and came very close to buying it. It was just a bit too big and the wife was complaining so I skipped it thinking another deal would come along soon. Little did I know a zombie apocalypse would come instead and printer prices would go through the roof.

[AtW]

I always wanted a Brother, but all my parents had for me was an older sister

[Hobosapien]

You won’t get quality colour laser for 200 quid, manufacturers have to make profits on them somehow and it will be painful if you plan to save money upfront

No, I go one for under £100.

Brother colour laser for around £170 with £75 cashback, came with a set of toner cartridges and clones are under £50 for a full set.

Chose it over the inkjet 'inktank' option that was the other main contender, mainly for more professional (for my plan B) office quality faster no drying time printouts for invoices, letters, and the odd promo material small run for split market testing before payng a pro to bang out a load of the better responded to ones.

Reminds me, I need to make sure that cashback was actually paid out.

[vwdan]

I love my colour lasers. I had a B Grade Samsung dirty cheap which lasted me about 5 years until it died. I then had a Xerox which lasted me until it was just out of warranty which was incredibly annoying and Xerox were crap.

I'm now onto Lexmark. It's full duplex, auto feed scan (and duplex scan too), sends e-mails etc etc etc. Cost me £245 + VAT. (Though I can see it's currently selling for £333+VAT).

I didn't purchase toner for the Xerox in the two years I had it. I only got the Lexmark at the start of the year, but despite heavy use by the Mrs for her home schooling all of the included toner is >40%.

Think I had to replace the black once in the five years of the Samsung.

Anyhow, my point is, yes, they do as you think. The toner lasts ages and doesn't dry up. My Samsung barely got touched but would happily print after 6+ months without a second thought. The toner is expensive, though, no getting around that - so if you use it heavily it may not be for you.

[xoggoth]

Used to have an A3 Brother printer that the late missus brought for her business. Worked fine except when I got it mixed up with the Brother sewing machine.

[AtW]

I always give my Brother printers a static IP on my network that I don't change once it's assigned.

Nerd!

[SueEllen]

Surprised by some of the comments about Brother printers... I've had a wireless Brother A3 colour inkjet MFP for a few years and it's one of the most unreliable pieces of tech I ever bought. It's forever losing connectivity or just won't print and I have to reboot it.

I've looked at lots of other wireless alternatives but many seem to have similar connectivity problems.

I always give my Brother printers a static IP on my network that I don't change once it's assigned.