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Laser Printer costs
27-01-2010 1:16 AM
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Re: Laser Printer costs
27-01-2010 8:20 AM
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You also didn't say what size paper, and whether you need mono (Black and White), Colour capable (like most colour laser printers) or full Colour (which is marginally better at colour prints than 'colour capable' machines)
Do you need duplex printing?
Do you want any other functions? Fax? Copy? Scan?
Re: Laser Printer costs
27-01-2010 9:26 AM
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Personally I like the Samsung range, both B&W and colour.
Re: Laser Printer costs
27-01-2010 9:59 AM
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http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/compare/2152826/group-test-budget-colour-laser
here is a quote from the first page......
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As is always the case with printers, the cost of running them can be of vital importance, especially if you're planning on printing large volumes of output or charging a customer per print.
It's no coincidence that the printer which is cheapest to buy is also the most expensive to run. It also requires far more user intervention as its lower-capacity cartridges will need replacing more frequently.
Make sure you look at the price and capacities of all consumable items, not just toner, when deciding what to buy. We also cover this more in the Real cost of printing .
so worth going on to read the next few pages as well.......
Interestingly this is the "closing paragraph".......
Our Editor's Choice printer delivers very low running costs, a large paper capacity, superb print quality and Postscript capability.
These are all features you'd expect from premium workgroup printers, but Dell's 3100cn delivers them and more in a product costing just shy of £340. Its high-capacity toner cartridges undercut the competition by a huge margin and, fortunately, it's these that you'll find shipped with the printer.
However, I decided to "google" on a bit further, to find this .......
http://www.stinkyinkshop.co.uk/acatalog/Dell_3100cn_Colour_Laser_Printer.html?utm_source=googlebase&...
where a pack of three colour toners is "only"..... £176.20 inc VAT especially in light of the above in blue !
Re: Laser Printer costs
27-01-2010 11:01 AM
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They decided that leasing machines on a cost-per-copy basis was silly and 'purchasing' was a better idea (see my mistake there, the purchasing dept somehow thought that purchasing was the best option for every situation...)
They bought a Dell 3100cn for their office (around 6 people, relatively low print volumes)
After a year we skipped it, moved print responsibility back to the IT dept, and leased them a proper machine instead.
YMMV, but I wouldn't recommend anything without know what is required.
As Shutter has already pointed out, a full set of toners is not cheap, and in common with inkjet printers, our Dell 3100cn was shipped with lower capacity toner cartridges (not high capacity ones as stated in the article above), so your first set of replacements will come sooner than subsequent sets.
The feed conveyor is linked to a counter, which will prevent you from running the machine once it decides it is time for replacement. (not a cheap part!)
Re: Laser Printer costs
27-01-2010 11:05 AM
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Re: Laser Printer costs
27-01-2010 11:28 AM
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By comparison: At work we have replaced later HP 1300 and 1100 series printers as they just fell apart after 3 - 5 years.
If going for new - then like HP sauce, I favour the Samsung range
Maurice
Superusers are not staff, but they do have a direct line of communication into the business in order to raise issues, concerns and feedback from the community.
Re: Laser Printer costs
27-01-2010 11:34 AM
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Re: Laser Printer costs
27-01-2010 5:17 PM
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Admittedly I have "adjusted" the switches on the toner cartridges that give screen nags when they reckon the cartidges are nearly empty, but that was several years ago.
If I were to be buying a replacement now I would certainly give the Magicolor 1650EN serious consideration - it's only about £120 or so.
That's less than a refill for the 3 colours on my 2300W.
Re: Laser Printer costs
27-01-2010 5:25 PM
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Just done another quick "google"..... this a copy of the first page of "finds"
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Shopping results for Magicolor 1650EN
Konica Minolta magicolor 1650EN Colour Laser printer - 20 ppm - 200 sheets
£94 new - 54 stores
Konica Minolta magicolor 1650EN-d Colour Laser printer - 20 ppm - 200 ...
£257 new - 62 stores
Konica Minolta Magicolor 1650EN Colour Laser Printer(256MB ...
£384.45 new - Amazon.co.uk
so depends whether you want a new one for £94 or £384.45p !
Re: Laser Printer costs
27-01-2010 6:17 PM
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There's three different versions of this printer so that shows how misleading price comparison websites can be
Quote from: shutter so depends whether you want a new one for £94 or £384.45p !
See :-
http://www.konicaminolta.co.uk/business-solutions/products/laser-printers/colour/magicolor-1650en/in...
Re: Laser Printer costs
27-01-2010 6:25 PM
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Re: Laser Printer costs
27-01-2010 6:41 PM
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Unfortunately there's no easy way to tell exactly which model they're quoting prices for when asking for just the 1650EN. Even trying "Magicolor 1650EN -1650EN-d -1650EN-dt" still throws up some dubious prices.
The duplex model (1650EN-d) looks a nice little printer but it's quite a bit more expensive.
Re: Laser Printer costs
28-01-2010 3:35 AM
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I have looked at various manufacturers and I think I will go for a Samsung.
Re: Laser Printer costs
28-01-2010 10:12 AM
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Cheap as chips and very good quality and reliable.
I think mine is NOT actually a laser as such, they use a slightly different technology with very similar behaviour.
Current equivalent appears to be the ML-1640. £60-£70.
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