Which laser printer for college student?

I'm trying to decide between the Brother HL-2140 ($89.99 after rebate) and the HL-2170w ($99.99). I'd like to stay within $100-120 if possible.. lower is obviously better for a college student budget. These printers have both received good reviews on Amazon; I was just wondering if someone had any input?

 

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Anyone have any comments?

 

I've never used that brand of printer, but judging from the reviews on amazon, it seems to be pretty solid.

 

have you priced the toner cartridges , as some can be very expensive.

 

They are quite expensive, but are worth it if you print a lot. One toner lasts forever, but ink cartridges need to replaced all the time (if you print a lot). You can easily end up spending the same or more on ink cartridges for an ink jet printer than for a toner for the amount of pages it lasts for.

 

Price your toner cartridges - often times it is well worth your money to spend a little more on the printer and get less printing costs later. If you need black and white only, a decent laserJet costs a small fraction as much to run, prints quickly, provides better quality, doesn't bleed, and more. I got my $400 laserjet for half off, and it was the best investment I have made in years.

 

I really like the Brother's printers cuz they are cheap and the starter toner can last for a while. I have the DCP-8040. A cheap one which is pretty good. I bought it at Costco for like $98

 

+1 for a brother printer!!!

i own HL 5250DN which has duplex printing which allows me to print on both sides of a sheet of paper and has networking which also allows me to print with out wires off my laptop.

 

Shop on Ebay lol I have a Samsung ML-2010 and the toner replacement is $35 for 5000 prints.

Also look around for rebates because some laser printers are often less than $50.