printer advise

BobBrainy · 12 Jan 2008 at 22:51

im after a cheap printer that can offer me some reliable performance, mainly used for uni work.

i thought i'd get a laser printer and have narrowed it down to three different ones.

samsung 2010
samsung 2510
brother hl2030

all seem pretty good but are any of them better than the other? Toner prices on the brother are about £10 cheaper.

fat-600 · 12 Jan 2008 at 22:56

cant rember how much i got mine for now but i got a HP laserjet 1020 and it has not skipped a beat

Realist · 12 Jan 2008 at 23:00

Why dont you buy a cheap Epson printer and use non Epson cartridges. If it goes tit's up you can throw it away and loose pennies compared to a laser and toner.

They most probs last you years.

Regards.

fat-600 · 12 Jan 2008 at 23:12

Realist said:
Why dont you buy a cheap Epson printer and use non Epson cartridges. If it goes tit's up you can throw it away and loose pennies compared to a laser and toner.

They most probs last you years.

Regards.

toner costs about £40 a go and you will get about 5,000 pages out of a toner (might be more) all i know is my laser printer has been better then any inkjet printer i have ever had for work and invoices

Realist · 12 Jan 2008 at 23:24

True but is that £40 just for black toner?

fat-600 · 12 Jan 2008 at 23:28

yeh just for the black, great if u just want text done

i have not looked into the colour laser printers as they are about £200 or more

SexyGreyFox · 12 Jan 2008 at 23:44

I suggest an Epson R360 or R265 with refillable cartridges - they work a treat.
6 bottles of ink cost £10 and are equal to about 12 refills.
Whatever you do don't buy a continuous ink system (CISS).