printer recommendation - best bang for buck?

[LyNX31]

whats the best bang for the buck printer int the 50 -120 dollar range? any hot deals goin on? i was looking not just a good price for the printer, but a good price for toner as well. even if it means 3rd party refillers (i.e. toner or refills from ebay). i don't print too much but i print here and there and color isn't necessar. black and white will do. is the canon ip3000 or ip4000 good? or a laser printer like the samsung ml-1740 or ml-2010 better? thanks for recommendations in advance!

 

[Venomous]

Canon, hands down... Ip3000 is still avail at newegg.. However, the IP4000 and 5000 are very hard to find. I have 2 5000's... Ones converted to print to cd/dvd.. If you get the 4200 or 5200 series, you have to deal with the new ink tanks, which suck ass. Thats why the older series are getting hard to find.. I would snatch one up if you can.. Ill never buy a Epson or HP again.

 

[Hough NutZ]

Canon ftw.

 

[phisrow]

I would note, though, that while Canon is pretty much the gold standard in inkjets, inkjets suck. Hard. If you want colour, certainly, you don't really have too many choices in low cost printers; but if black and white is alright, please, please get a laser. Almost any low end laser, even the worst, can beat the best inkjets on consumables cost.

 

[razor2025]

Color? Canon. No Color? Laser (HP, Samsung and the ilk)

Warning though, Canon has joined the evil forces (Lexmark) in chipping their ink cartridge for their newer line of printers. So when you get Canon make sure you get the older series like IP3000, 4000.

 

[Lemon law]

To phisrow,

I would agree that if someone is unwilling to refill or use thirdparty replacement cartridges and also needs only monochrome output, its hard to beat a monochrome laser for hassle free long term printing economy.

I also submit that printers in the ip3000, 4000, 5000 series using cheap but very good thirdparty cartridges or high quality ink refilling choices CAN BEAT A LASER ON ECONOMY. That is unless your Laser can come in at toner/drum consumable costs of under .112 cents per page.

Of course if we start comparing these Canon printers color output to color output from a color laser,
a color laser will deliver much higher costs and offer far less quality.

 

[Aisengard]

I have an IP3000 ($70, $50 after mail-in rebate), and it's better than $150 printers from HP and the like. I absolutely love it.