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Printer question/ recommendation

We use Brother products at the office where I work, Have not had any problems with units over the last 5 years.

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reply to bobbagels
I was looking at this
»www.brother-usa.com/MFC/modeldet···vkuWf7E0

But I have no experience with Brother at all so I dont know
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I would not recommend the one you looked at, as it does not do duplex. When you really need duplex, you will really denounce yourself for not getting it.

reply to bobbagels
Color is costly because you have to replace 4 toner cartridges instead of one. Here are some good B/W lasers:

»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···28102729

»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···28118585

»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···28115668

or if you really want color:

»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···28118703

»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···28415107

Yea,
I was lookin at the price of the toner cartridges and it is pretty expensive.
Which is making me think back to inkjet?

does anyone have an oppinion on this?
»www.buy.com/prod/brother-mfc-j69···904.html

Oh, I just realized thats actually one davidhoffman recommended
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Last night I saw a naked cowgirl, she was floatin across the ceilin

I am saving up to get that one as a gift for a person who runs a small business. She likes to give out brochures and small posters.

I've never cared for brother. The people I know that have had one have not had good luck with them.

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reply to bobbagels
I really like Canon printers. I had a bunch of HP's in the days but in the last 5 years all Canon. I won't touch a color laser due to cartridge costs. It's just too much for my wallet.

I have an older Canon ImageClass MF4690 which has been perfect. It's USB/network.

»www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/···function

reply to Stevert

said by Stevert:

said by sk1939:

I've never cared for brother. The people I know that have had one have not had good luck with them.

Nothing personal, then, but I hope we never meet.

I've used Brother mono (b/w) lasers for a while now, and my most recently purchased inkjet AIO is a Brother MFC-495CW. I'm sure my next printer will be a Brother, too, if/when I decide to upgrade either of the two I have now.

Im looking at the cannon all in ones but do not see any wireless?
PS- im shying away from the laser printers due to toner cost

PIXMA MX882 Wireless
»shop.usa.canon.com/webapp/wcs/st···73059_-1

PIXMA MG8220 Wireless
»shop.usa.canon.com/webapp/wcs/st···84617_-1

PIXMA MG6220 Wireless
»shop.usa.canon.com/webapp/wcs/st···84643_-1

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reply to bobbagels
If you want a good basic color laser printer look into the samsung CLP series. Their current ones CLP-325 is wireless and prints great color for under $200. I own a older CLP-300 and my brother recently got a CLP-325 and love it. Aftermarket toner for all 4 colors is $27. That is cheaper than most single after market ink jet cartridges!

reply to bobbagels
There are several very good, fast, and economical choices in color inkjet AIOs now from HP, Epson, Brother and Canon, any of which can get the job done, and be far more cost-effective than any current color laser AIO.

Some of this however, not surprising, is "luck of the draw".

I have 2 HP OfficeJet 8500s...one the original 8500 (residing at my office), and the newer 8500a, both of which run trouble-free to this day...but I have heard from other 8500 owners who have had the phantom "carriage jam" notifications, especially in the older 8500. We also have a god-awful HP OfficeJet 4500...dirt-cheap, and for a reason, ugh! If you go for an ink jet AIO, go for the top of the line model, regardless of brand. You should not have to spend over $250 anyway, with some judicious shopping.

There is now a new OfficeJet 8600 that so far seems to be getting very positive reviews, but then you may be burnt out on HPs..

bobbagels, the Brother color laser AIO that you are looking into is probably a pretty decent unit...do keep in mind the current draw when starting up...I would recommend that it is not sharing the same circuit as your computer.

I am fine with black only laser printers, but color laser printers to this day suffer from several draw-backs: Check out the price of the replacement carts for that color laser...they aren't cheap, and several current ink jet AIOs have carts that are rated for the same level of usage at much more compelling cost (this once was the primary advantage of a laser printer, but not so now)

Also, drum replacement is no small deal! True, it may take awhile to go through a set of drums (each color has a drum), but the replacement costs for a set will make throwing the printer away and buying a new one, more cost effective than replacing them. While some inkjets, such as the 8500 series have replaceable print heads, at $59 each (there are 2 of them), rated at the same life span as the color laser drums, that is a far more practical-cost consumable.
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reply to bobbagels
I recently picked up an Epson Workhorse 845 ($60 off right now as they are clearing the model it looks like) and so far - I like it. Duplexing, wireless\wired, 250 sheets of paper (could be 500 though) and very good reviews in Cnet. Setup quickly and had 2 pcs running it in less than 35 minutes - included a firmware update.

Never used Epson before - replaced a HP 895 Cse that was 11-12 years old.
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