B&W Printer with cheap ink?

[sonambulo]

I need a simple printer to print one thing: Documents. All I really want is something reasonably reliable that has cheap ink to go with it. Suggestions?

 

[BassBomb]

Well. I got a laser printer BW back in about 1998/1999 and we have only replaced the ink last year was definitiley worth it

 

[MadAmos]

I agree an inexpensive laser printer is the way to go... in fact I purchased this Brother laser printer and it has been great i am still on the original toner cartridge and I purchased it at Office Max on sale for around 69$

Amos

 

[43st]

Perhaps look into an old HP 5MP or similar. These are like tanks, and toner carts last several years with occasional printing.

 

[sonambulo]

Excellent advice, gentlemen. Thank you for your replies.

 

[nerp]

I have a LaserJet 1018 I paid $69 for last fall and it's proven to be a real champ. I found toner carts for a low price online and haven't even had to bust into the spare I bought -- still on the starter cart.

I see similar type lasers from HP going for $49 to $89 on Newegg all the time.

Within six months you'll have paid for the printer by not having to buy ink.

 

[shortylickens]

Cheap laser from HP.
I have had the LaserJet 1000, 1020 and some older models.

They are quiet, cheap to run, and take up very little space in your office. I wouldnt say they are particularily rugged, but if you are abusing your printer there is something wrong with you.

 

[boomhower]

I have a Brother HL-2040 I bought a couple years ago for ~$50AR at one of the big office supply chains. I have replaced the toner twice with the cheapo stuff off of ebay and it has worked great. This thing has easily saved me several hundred dollars in ink costs, basically the printer has easily paid for itself four times over. Probably more than that. I expect the drum to go out any time now9I have to be getting close the 10,000 pages) so I will be in the market for another one, likely another cheap Brother.

 

[Zepper]

If you can be interested in ink jet, the HP OfficeJet K-5400 base model is going quite cheaply (about $100. shipped to most places). It is color and comes with a starter set of cartridges that lasted me about 5 months before one showed signs of needing replacement (as usual the warning was way early so I got another month out of the starters). Now HP brand replacement tanks (4 separate tanks, one for each color) is VERY expensive, but also there is more ink (several times more) in each tank than most others. OTOH, I got a set of refillable tanks for it on fleaBay and I'm still on the first fill which was in the tanks and hold more than even the XL size of the HP tanks.
. When you go to refilling yourself, then the cost drops dramatically. I'm sure this will be down in the laser range in cost per page even laser that refills their own toner. Plus I can use top brand ink for future refills and still have very low consumables costs. It does have a few drawbacks: it is large and noisy, it doesn't do two-sided printing well without the duplexing accessory which about doubles the price (Staples is the only place that sells the DN version which has the duplexing unit without the extra paper feed tray and that has frequently been on special lately at around $140. or $150. - otherwise you have to get the DTN which has the duplexer, second input tray and network connection and gets up there in price - techonweb seems to have the full boat model at the lowest ~$170.+sh right now).

.bh.