Topic 'Cheap networked laser printer?' in forum 'No, I Will Not Fix Your #@$!! Computer' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Cheap-networked-laser-printer-23220323 en Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:46:52 EDT Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:46:52 EDT Re: Cheap networked laser printer? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Cheap-networked-laser-printer-23308374 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Cheap-networked-laser-printer-23308374 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:35:37 EDT Re: Cheap networked laser printer? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Cheap-networked-laser-printer-23290049 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Cheap-networked-laser-printer-23290049 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:51:35 EDT Re: Cheap networked laser printer? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Cheap-networked-laser-printer-23281448 said by bilbusb:

Dell has a cheap networked printer, under $200. So does HP and brother.

there are alot of options.
I've used a few of the low-end Dell networked printers. Never had a problem at all and as another person mentioned, they seem to be rebadged Lexmarks.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Cheap-networked-laser-printer-23281448 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:34:09 EDT Re: Cheap networked laser printer? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Cheap-networked-laser-printer-23281215 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Cheap-networked-laser-printer-23281215 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:50:04 EDT Re: Cheap networked laser printer? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Cheap-networked-laser-printer-23280214
WOW - unfortunately the price is up to $250 now. I must have really got a good deal:
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···28112121
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Dell has a cheap networked printer, under $200. So does HP and brother.

there are alot of options.
Careful buying printers from Dell... they often sell cheaply built Lexmarks as Dell branded and then mark up the toner / parts replacements considerably to compensate.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Cheap-networked-laser-printer-23279803 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:29:13 EDT Re: Cheap networked laser printer? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Cheap-networked-laser-printer-23241370 said by public:

said by sporkme:

Does such a thing exist?

I need something that can talk lpd. It needs to print around a dozen pages a day and that's it.
Why not a print server and any non gdi printer you like?
They ordered the sub-$100 Brother anyhow, but I think a print server (don't really trust them) plus laser printer is probably more cash.

At $89 if it they only get a few months out of it, no harm done. I'll pitch the cheapest networked HP at that point...
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Does such a thing exist?

I need something that can talk lpd. It needs to print around a dozen pages a day and that's it.
Why not a print server and any non gdi printer you like?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Cheap-networked-laser-printer-23241148 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:31:28 EDT Re: Cheap networked laser printer? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Cheap-networked-laser-printer-23229521 I'm running HP LJ3055 from windows and linux without any issues.
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I like HP when buying a printer. A few months back, i bought the HP 3600n color laser for home and it works great. I bought mine at Fry's Electronics though, not Amazon.

»www.amazon.com/Color-LaserJet-Pr···00BP6MHO

I have 5 desktop machines mapped to it and 3 wireless notebook pc's.

Never a problem.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Cheap-networked-laser-printer-23228469 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:05:35 EDT Re: Cheap networked laser printer? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Cheap-networked-laser-printer-23227353 said by LazMan:

I've owned, and supported Brother, HP, and Lexmark - I'd avoid Brother for one reason - cost of consumables...
Toner for this one is a bit less than my small HP - $48. At around 4300 pages/year I think we'll be fine. All this thing is doing is printing invoices every night at midnight.

We've were using the main office printer (HP 4MPlus), but the it's gone screwy in the past few months. Every few days it just stops taking print jobs until it's rebooted. Drives the billing people nuts. Firmware is up to date, telnet interface and snmp are available when it's "hung". It just won't accept stuff into the queue for whatever reason. Socket is open, but it never acks the data.

They got many years out of it though.
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The HP and Lexmark may be a little higher up-front, but over a fairly short run (maybe two toners) - the Brother ends up more expensive...

I've got a Lexmark e260dn right here beside me right now, and have been very happy with it, speed's good; network support is excellent, and toner life's been good as well. Not as familar with the new HP offerings (I used to work as an HP tech, but that was back in the LJ4 days) - they have always made a good product, in my mind...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Cheap-networked-laser-printer-23226044 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:22:34 EDT Re: Cheap networked laser printer? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Cheap-networked-laser-printer-23225412 said by Rob:

I have the HL-2170W (»www.amazon.com/Brother-HL-2170W-···1&sr=8-1) and I'm pretty happy with it.

I have mine setup wirelessly.

i have bought 2 of these.

great printers and they do the job.

it is a monochrome printer, you didn't specify if you wanted color.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Cheap-networked-laser-printer-23225412 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:19:31 EDT Re: Cheap networked laser printer? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Cheap-networked-laser-printer-23225331
there are alot of options.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Cheap-networked-laser-printer-23225331 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:06:04 EDT Re: Cheap networked laser printer? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Cheap-networked-laser-printer-23224554 If you're willing to refill go with HP, I normally get 3 refills per cartridge before the drum goes bad, each refill costs me ~$10.
I've managed Brother and HP, I'll take a HP over a Brother in a heartbeat.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Cheap-networked-laser-printer-23224554 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:10:19 EDT Re: Cheap networked laser printer? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Cheap-networked-laser-printer-23224123
I've used several Brother printers in my store for the past few years and they've been excellent.
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You're so vain... I bet you think this post is about you.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Cheap-networked-laser-printer-23223782 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:27:55 EDT Re: Cheap networked laser printer? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Cheap-networked-laser-printer-23223629 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Cheap-networked-laser-printer-23223629 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:05:50 EDT Re: Cheap networked laser printer? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Cheap-networked-laser-printer-23222621
Considering the very low volume, I think that Brother fits the bill. It looks like they offer decent support for CUPS printing, so I'm set. The toner cartridges are actually pretty reasonable for a cheap printer as well...
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Not entirely sure if it would meet your needs but my experience with them in customer sites has been positive.
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The E250 meets your specs including postscript 3 emulation but it might be a bit steeper in price (lists at $249.00) than what you're thinking of. (it has duplex printing - a nice plus for a fairly inexpensive printer)

»www.lexmark.com/lexmark/product/···?tabId=1

Lexmark also has the E120n which is quite a bit cheaper (lists at $149) in price. No postscript or duplex, but I believe it has everything else you require.

»www.lexmark.com/lexmark/product/···?tabId=1

:-)
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Who killed Karen Woodcock?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Cheap-networked-laser-printer-23221860 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:25:48 EDT Re: Cheap networked laser printer? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Cheap-networked-laser-printer-23220415 www.amazon.com/Brother-HL-2170W-···1&sr=8-1) and I'm pretty happy with it.

I have mine setup wirelessly.

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I need something that can talk lpd. It needs to print around a dozen pages a day and that's it.

In the past I would go straight to HP - I've seen a number of their printers go for more than 10 years, and my LJ 1200 at home has spit out about 15K pages since 2001 with no real issues besides toner replacement. But I have no idea if HP is still any good at the cheap end.

Oh, and postscript support would be nice as it would save me setting up ghostscript. Not a requirement though.

How's Brother stack up?
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