I just saw an HP Color Laser office printer at the Salvation Army here for $100. Guaranteed fully functional. Problem is that "here" is several states away and this thing is a beast. I imagine freight & shipping would be far in excess of the cost.
On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 9:19 AM, Jason Wright <jasonwright...@gmail.com>wrote: > I also feel that ink jet printers are a complete waste of money- So many > inkjet printers die after only a couple months of non-use. > > That being said, craigslist and yard sales have the best prices on laser > jet. I bought a brother laser jet 3 in 1, less than a year old with most of > the original tower (80 or 90%) and nearly all of the fuser lifespan for > $100. I saved more than $200 by buying used! Just remember to print out a > stats sheet before you buy one. > > Jason > On Mar 7, 2014 7:30 AM, "Jeff Nyman" <jny...@americanleadership.net> > wrote: > > > 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 <b...@robertsr.us> wrote: > > > > > On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 9:10 PM, Ed Felt <edf...@gmail.com> 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. > > */ > > > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
