Aside from one DOA consumable, I've also been happy with my Samsung color laser - CLP-620nd. It's normally $400, but frequently discounted to $300, and you can get factory refurbs for just over $200. It's something of a beast, though.
Don't know on consumables cost--it wasn't part of my evaluation. I do know that there are refill kits available now (there weren't when I got it). > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:hardware- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of JRS > Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 10:53 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] Brother printer 2070n > > Nothing to do with the models you are looking at, but my current printer is a > Brother HL-3070CW Color Laserjet. > > Supplies seemed the cheapest when I was looking for my new printer.. > > > -- > JRS > [email protected] > > > Facts do not cease to exist just > because they are ignored. > > > > > ________________________________ > From: DSinc <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Fri, June 24, 2011 7:10:46 AM > Subject: Re: [H] Brother printer 2070n > > Thane, > Yes, I read many users mention this. It seems that the laser printer buy/user > community has gotten wise and quite sophisticated about this toner > cost/print > business. I've never really used this metric in deciding on a printer; unless > the > reported cost/print cost was very high (subjective). And, I have never > gotten > the projected prints/toner cartridge either (even with extra shuffle > shaking!). > Real users do not just print the ISO/IEC 19752 Print Spec page all day for the > life of the toner cartridge ...... :) > > I did find it interesting that Lexmark sells its' replacement Drum kit for only > $27US, > yet Brother and others still stiff the users ~$80-$150US for theirs. I get it! > Best, > Duncan
