I need a new printer.

[Ashley]

I'm looking for a new printer.

it needs to be:

• Small.
• Low cost per page printing (I never print in colour).
• A4 (I have a A2 on the network).

I fancy a leaser, but I just do not have the desk space without having my trays 4 high and that would bug me. Anyone know of a small laser printer.

But most importantly it needs to be able to print its full feeder (large feeder is also good) say 5 times without swapping ink (I'm not on about cheap ink here but a large storage capacity).

Any thoughts.

 

[wallingd]

I never print in colour

LMAO! I was going to say avoid Léxmark, but sounds like your requirements are higher than just a simple home unit. I'v always trusted Epson, work have always trusted Pewlett Hackard.

 

[guydewdney]

I have a big fat xerox jobbie I paid 50 quid for - but its massive on desk space.... But in 5 or 6 years, I have replaced ONE toner cartridge (the one it came with). Lasers are SOOOO worth it.

Try fleabay?

 

[andy_k]

we've got one of these

http://www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Product_Finder/Printers/Laser_Beam/LBP_1120/

really neat printer and certainly good enough quality

Andy

ooops sorry - wrong link the first time around

 

[Doodle]

That's a tricky one, as your requirements are at odds with each other. In general you only get the larger capacity paper trays on the horizontal feed models. The vertical feeders take up less space, but consequently also have less paper capacity. They're also less reliable, and fill up with dust more quickly, requiring more maintenance.

I've just switched from an HP LaserJet 1100 to a LaserJet 6P, it can hold easily 2 to 3 times as much paper, but hasn't taken up that much more of a footprint on the desk.

From your description, you need a high duty B&W laser printer, which generally means it will be one of the horizontal feed models, which have the larger footprint, but a good one still should only be marginally larger than a sheet of A4.

 

[Ashley]

I have a cheap Lexmark at home, it really small and tidy. I ran out of ink on my old Epsom went to tesco around midnight to get some (it was a project for the next day) Epsom ink came to £70 and I had only taken £50 saw the Lexmark for £30 happy days, the ink costs the hole of £3.99 in our local market.

 

[Ashley]

From your description, you need a high duty B&W laser printer, which generally means it will be one of the horizontal feed models, which have the larger footprint, but a good one still should only be marginally larger than a sheet of A4.

Sounds Good to me.

 

[andy_k]

I have a cheap Lexmark at home, it really small and tidy. I ran out of ink on my old Epsom went to tesco around midnight to get some (it was a project for the next day) Epsom ink came to £70 and I had only taken £50 saw the Lexmark for £30 happy days, the ink costs the hole of £3.99 in our local market.

just wait until you try and uninstall those lexmark printer drivers - aaaggggghhhh

Andy

 

[Ashley]

I've got a sonic screwdriver

 

[wallingd]

I wasn't looking at the sonic screwdriver on today's episode :bannana:

So you reckon Lexmark is ok for occasional use? Sounds like the ink's cheap... Apparently they're just poor quality I heard.

 

[fuzzer]

you will never go wrong with an HP.

How about a 1300n laserjet?

 

[Ashley]

So you reckon Lexmark is OK for occasional use? Sounds like the ink's cheap... Apparently they're just poor quality I heard.

Print quality is rubbish (it has settings on it mine is on draft, but Epsom draft is much better), but I only use my printer at home for printing to see how formatting looks or to read something on paper rather then on PC screen, I did have a decent Epsom but it cost more to run then a Merc. I hated printing photos as it broke my heart thinking of the cost per picture, what I tend to do now is just take the camera card to Tesco and print the ones I want

you will never go wrong with an HP.

How about a 1300n laserjet?

Bloody hell that's cheap to buy, I may just order one.

 

[fuzzer]

Print quality is rubbish (it has settings on it mine is on draft, but Epsom draft is much better), but I only use my printer at home for printing to see how formatting looks or to read something on paper rather then on PC screen, I did have a decent Epsom but it cost more to run then a Merc. I hated printing photos as it broke my heart thinking of the cost per picture, what I tend to do now is just take the camera card to Tesco and print the ones I want

Bloody hell that's cheap to buy, I may just order one.

Yeah , and they are pretty decent. i bought one recently for the MD. was a 1300n spec one and came in just over 200

toner Cart should last a while...

 

[Chris_J]

I'd agree with the 1300n too, you really can't beat HP for laser printing now if only Canon did one

 

[glojo]

I fancy a leaser, but I just do not have the desk space without having my trays 4 high and that would bug me. Anyone know of a small laser printer.

Unaccustomed as I am at taking the mickey out of our resident 'crap-fat'

I thought I would resurrect this thread as opposed to starting a new one.

Our Ink Jet colour printer has taken a bit of a bashing in recent times and first off it's confession time.

Forgive me father for I have sinned. I have used compatible ink cartridges in our Epson 950 printer.

Having had a son go through university and now a daughter attending college, we could buy six compatible cartridges for the price of just one geniune Epson jobbies.

The printer is now putting mutiple horizontal lines across any colur printing. This has been diagnosed as using compatible products. We have run the cleaning program several times, plus re-aligned the heads, all to no avail. Epson cartridges for this specific printer are about £8 EACH. It takes SEVEN. A new Epson R360 printercan be bought for about £80 so it looks like a new printer is a better option?

What colour printer would members consider? My daughter still has one year of study, but might then go on into university. The pair of them also print onto CD's so that option will be a must.

Should I consider a cheap B\W laser, what about colour lasers? I accept they do not print onto CD's but perhaps I could buy a new DVD\CD writer with a printing function?

I don't fancy leasing one, nor getting one on HP (nother attempt at humour)

Over to the IT boffins.

Regards,
John

 

[fuzzer]

I'd agree with the 1300n too, you really can't beat HP for laser printing now if only Canon did one

1300n has gone EOL 2150n has taken over the healm

 

[BonzoDog]

Order of precedence, cost of printing:
Inkjet Colour
Inkjet B&W
Laser Colour
Laser B&W

Inkjet is for home, low volume use. laser for pro high volume.
This link may be useful.
http://www.nifty-stuff.com/inkjet-printer-tco.php

 

[Benzowner]

John,
My daughter is at University and we bought her a HP all in one jobbie. She needed to do copies and print from the internet, all in colour for about £200 or so. It has lasted her three years and still going strong. We have also got one in work, its a fax as well about £320 and so far we have only put one black ink cartridge in its an HP Officejet 5610.

Geoff

 

[imadoofus]

Has anyone noticed how when Ashley thanks somebody, the thanks are still coming from zooman?

PJ

 

[glojo]

Order of precedence, cost of printing:
Inkjet Colour
Inkjet B&W
Laser Colour
Laser B&W

Inkjet is for home, low volume use. laser for pro high volume.
This link may be useful.
http://www.nifty-stuff.com/inkjet-printer-tco.php

Hi BonzoDog,
The understanding of that link is definitely beyond my pay scale

My personal experience has been that compatible cartridges have damaged my printer.

I am NOT saying compatible ink cartridges damage ALL printers.

Does a cheapish colour laser printer produce decent glossy pictures?

Regards,
John