On Mar 2, 2010, at 11:30 AM, Bill Spencer wrote:
So my question is, what do you folks recommend as a good-quality,
basic b/w, no need for bells & whistles, laser printer that won't
break the bank and will work well with either machine below? Yes, I
know you get what you pay for, but I just can't pay for very much,
unfortunately.
I've become a big fan of Brother.
A Brother HL6050DN. (D==Duplexing; N==Network) Built like tanks, run
forever and ever. An EXCELLENT workgroup printer.
Their only drawback is that repair parts seem quite hard to source. We
replaced one a year back was simply having problems with paper feed,
but I was unable to find a source for the take-up rollers in the back,
which were the probable issue.
HP's 2nnn and higher numbered printers are also good.
Brother makes the smaller, desktop-sized HL5050, dunno if it has a N
option too, but we have another one of those that's been giving yeoman
service for about 7 years now.
Brother, unlike HP doesn't change their printer lineup every 35 days,
when we replaced the Hl6050DN, it was the very same model as the one
we'd purchased 6 years prior. This is starting to catch up to HP,
we've had a few come through that were intractable lemons (beware the
old 4400 series B&W workgroup printers, and three of the four low-end
color laser printers we've gotten from them have died; logic board
issues, I guess, because they just flat stopped working.) so if you go
for an HP model, scour the web for problems with it before you buy.
It's sad because HP at one time made the best laser printers on the
planet.
Another thing with the Brothers, the toner is separate from the drum,
so feeding them is cheaper than most other printers.
--
Bruce Johnson
University of Arizona
College of Pharmacy
Information Technology Group
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