Newegg usually has some good deals on networked color lasers at around the 200 dollar mark. I try to stick with HP but we have purchased a couple of Brothers lately and they seem to be working good.
On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 6:05 AM, Barry Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 9:10 PM, Ed Felt <[email protected]> wrote: > > I bought a used business class HP. It just keeps working forever. HP > Linux > > diver support rules. > > > > I have had an HP Color LaserJet 2840 for a number of years. I have a > couple of warnings: > > 1. Toner is still not cheap, and most HP cartridges now are chipped > and stop at a programmed page count regardless of actual toner level. > Some cheapskates find that truly (exp|off)ensive. > > 2. Do extensive research, or avoid 3rd party cartridges. Some are > modified to gain wider model compatibility and don't cycle reliably. > My 2840 is currently a B&W printer because printing color sometimes > prints blank, sometimes just misses a cyan or magenta because the > cartridges don't reliably rotate. > > So HP will have you by the short & curlies if you go that way. I was > about ready to buy a Brother because they appear to have a lower > per-page cost, and seem to support Linux. A whole new set of toner > for my printer is nearly $400 and I could buy a new business class B&W > Brother with duplexer and much higher speed for about that. > > FWIW, > Barry > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > -- *Jeff Nyman* *IT Coordinator* American Leadership Academy /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
