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My Epson R800 has been retired,no longer print my own images and cant afford to keep it in ink :'( So can anyone recommend a cheap n nasty printer for just black n white documents etc.
 
Cheap b&w laser printer..... way, WAY cheaper running costs when compared to inkjet.
 
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I bought a cheap laser in 2005.
I haven't yet emptied the supplied toner cartridge. :thumbs:
 
You'll save the original purchase price of a B&W laser printer PDQ, even in a home environment. Home printing of the digital manuals becomes affordable!
 
Yeah go for a cheap mono laser.
Research the toner costs though - if you can get 3rd party toners then even better, they are dead dead cheap.
 
Nod said:
You'll save the original purchase price of a B&W laser printer PDQ, even in a home environment. Home printing of the digital manuals becomes affordable!
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joesmith said:
Yeah go for a cheap mono laser.
Research the toner costs though - if you can get 3rd party toners then even better, they are dead dead cheap.
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Thanks very much for all the help :thumbs:
 
Be as wary of el cheapo toner carts as you are of inks... One I got from 7dayshop went back for a refund and a replacement genuine one came via Amazon - the cheapo was a lot cheaper but didn't work - totally black pages! 7day didn't want the dead one back and refunded full cost, no quibble.
 
Nod said:
Be as wary of el cheapo toner carts as you are of inks... One I got from 7dayshop went back for a refund and a replacement genuine one came via Amazon - the cheapo was a lot cheaper but didn't work - totally black pages! 7day didn't want the dead one back and refunded full cost, no quibble.
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Most are fine. You'll get faulty genuine ones, obviously they'll have better QC though.

You can even refill them which isn't too hard.
 
Rather messy (or can be!!!) [And that's speaking from personal experience.]
 
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:eek: Wow... those entry-level lasers cost the same price as their replacement toner cartridges. :shrug:
 
No different from the inkjets - low entry point to tempt you, then get you in the long grass with higher consumable usage.
If you're printing heavily, then you ideally need a business class printer like the Kyocera FS-2100D - but at 5x the buy-in cost, you'd need to work out which is the most cost effective option based on your throughput, etc.
 
Tori_T said:
:eek: Wow... those entry-level lasers cost the same price as their replacement toner cartridges. :shrug:
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I have a Samsung CLP-2160 (think it cost £150ish a few years ago). The last time I bought toner, I paid £19 for a full colour compatible set off ebay (whether it causes problems remains to be seen, but...). Looking at the really cheap printers - I agree - it is a tradeoff between initial and running costs.
 
If you are looking for cheap then I certainly have that with the Samsing ML2160 mono

Shop around and you will find it for less than £50. Amazon are under that.

I got a replacement Cartridge for £20 on ebay delivered next day which is working fine.

Knocks out Quotes Invoices and general stuff cleanly etc.

Cheaper that the built in.obselescence of the cheapo inkjets.

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