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    Good Home Printer w/ (Relatively) Cheap Toner?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by Fewmets, Sep 7, 2010.

  1. Fewmets

    Fewmets Notebook Consultant

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    I'm looking to buy a printer for home that a) will last me awhile and b) won't kill me (w/r/t financial cost, of course) on toner/cartridges. Any suggestions?

    Also, on the topic of overly-expensive ink cartridges, are refills a viable way to go save money, or does repeated fill-ups of an ink cartridge result in a reduction in print quality?
     
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  2. woofer00

    woofer00 Wanderer

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    There are people who swear by refills, others who hate them. I fall into the latter. I just go with a cheap laser (a couple Brother-brand around $50-$60, I have an HL-2040) with cheap toner cartridges that last for ages ($0.01/page)
     
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  3. lead_org

    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    Brother Laser printer have a quick access cap on the toner cartridge, which allows you to do your own toner refill and the quality of printing is comparable to the HP's BW laser printers.

    I got HL-2040, HL-2140 and HL-2142....
     
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  4. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    i dont really care about print quality... as long as i dont see streak marks or unreadable text, i stay on the same cartridge

    I have a Brother HL2140 Refurb. Using coupon codes etc, you can probably get this down to $30 After rebate(same as what i got). 10000 rated drum life.

    then i got third party 2800page extended toner cartridges from Meritline for $15 each .

    Total cost - $15*4 + $30 ~ $100 for 10,000 pages, 1 cent a page (or less, prolly can get 3 cartridges, and use the Sticker trick to extend lifespan of toner cartridge

    plus free paper after rebate from staples, 1 cent per page is nice :D


    a little more for its network capable brother, HL2170W (refurbished available too)
     
    paper_wastage, Sep 10, 2010
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