So from another thread a few months ago, it seems my Brother HL-4150CDN power spikes so bad that it trips the UPS every time it starts up to print. Computer stays on but my monitor shuts off a few secs and the UPS looks like it reboots. I like the printer and all but I don't want it to kill my machine over time and it's too bulky to move to another room in the house (I could throw it in the basement but that's a huge hassle.) In doing some research on specs, it seems the printing power is 560watts (that's probably not even the surge amount!) whereas I saw a Samsung low end laser that says printing of 290watts. I don't really want to get the Samsung but it got me thinking that if I could replace my laser with one that has a much lower initial surge, everything could work out. So here are my requirements:
1) I print pretty rarely so inkjets and the like won't work.
2) Color is a must. I mostly print study sheets that I made for my students and these were designed in color to help them study. These sheets are also printed on card stock and I currently manual duplex (the auto duplex gets them stuck in the printer.) I don't think there's a printer out there that doesn't cost thousands or more that can auto duplex those cards without jamming but if there is, that's a huge bonus.
3) Not too bothered by noise/weight/etc. Less is of course better but not priority.
4) I have a separate scanner so no need for copy/scan/etc. functions.
5) Network connectivity is not all that important because I only have one computer I print from anyway.
I heard some stuff about LED printers that draw low power in my research so if anyone knows more about that, I'm up for that too. Thanks!
1) I print pretty rarely so inkjets and the like won't work.
2) Color is a must. I mostly print study sheets that I made for my students and these were designed in color to help them study. These sheets are also printed on card stock and I currently manual duplex (the auto duplex gets them stuck in the printer.) I don't think there's a printer out there that doesn't cost thousands or more that can auto duplex those cards without jamming but if there is, that's a huge bonus.
3) Not too bothered by noise/weight/etc. Less is of course better but not priority.
4) I have a separate scanner so no need for copy/scan/etc. functions.
5) Network connectivity is not all that important because I only have one computer I print from anyway.
I heard some stuff about LED printers that draw low power in my research so if anyone knows more about that, I'm up for that too. Thanks!
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