Hi Neil, I will look into a few of the Brother printers, probably black and white.
Thanks for the help. Gregg On Aug 13, 2014, at 12:33 PM, Neil Laubenthal <[email protected]> wrote: > On Aug 12, 2014, at 10:18 PM, Dinse, Gregg (NIH/NIEHS) [C] > <[email protected]> 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. > > neil _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
