On Aug 12, 2014, at 10:18 PM, Dinse, Gregg (NIH/NIEHS) [C] <di...@niehs.nih.gov> wrote:
> Hi, > > I need to buy a laser printer that works well with the latest MacOSX. Can > you please recommend one (or more)? > > I'm not sure whether I want a color laser printer or a black and white, so > please feel free to give me advice on the pros and cons of each. Color Lasers are nice but cost more then B&W. Don’t know if they cost more than using an inkjet but for printing photos and such the ink jets are generally better output than a color laser. I have a Brother B&W that works wonderfully. It’s an HL-5250DN but pretty much all the Brother models print the same so it’s just a matter of what networking, duplex, and speed features you want. > > I have a color inkjet, so I don't have to get a color laser printer. My > guess is that the inkjet ink will smear more if wet, but perhaps the color > will look better (at least with photos). On the other hand, I expect that > the clarity of the laser printer text is better. Mostly, I use the color > inkjet for photos and the odd text page with color on it, and I use our old > black and white laser for most text. Unfortunately, I have to replace the > old (and I mean old, HP LaserJet 5M) laser printer. > > In general, are black and white laser printers more reliable than color laser > printers, or are they about equal? From my experience with them at work (albeit I retired 2 years ago)…color ones are more temperamental and have way more moving parts so are a bigger maintenance issue. > > What about consumables? I assume the color toner cartridges cost more than > the color inkjet cartridges, but they probably also last longer. Is this a > wash, or is one much less expensive to operate than the other in the long run? Color more expensive but in the long run probably mostly a wash compared to ink jet models…but I didn’t do any serious research on it. It’s probably 50 or 60 bucks a year one way or the other…which is in the weeds. > > My old laser printer connects via ethernet, but we have WiFi as well. Is > printing faster or more reliable via ethernet? Either works fine assuming where you put the printer but I prefer to have mine hard wired. Most printing jobs are relatively small anyway so it isn’t a speed issue at all…just personal preference. > ----------------------------------------------- There are only three kinds of stress; your basic nuclear stress, cooking stress, and A$$hole stress. The key to their relationship is Jello. neil
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