Any opinions on Home Color Laser?

**peardog** · 06-09-2007, 08:45 AM

Hi Folks..looking to get a Home Color laser since i am Sick of the Ink Jets lasting a year or so and having to be replaced...

Anyone have one and want to give pro's and cons.. Pleas let me know..

THanks!

MagnaCentipede · 06-09-2007, 04:36 PM

I can't say anything about colour, but yeah... monochromatic at least, laser is all about a high introductory cost, but a pittance for marginal. And since printers are something you want to buy once, use a lot, and not need to feed more than just a ream of paper once in a while, that's the way to play. Ink Jet is nothing but a nasty relic of the time when that was the only way to print color in two cubic feet of desk space.

I've gotta get a laser someday. Everytime I print anything, I feel bad about it. I'm just waiting for an old model to hit the Clearance table at Staples.

ScratchMonkey · 06-09-2007, 09:38 PM

What are you printing? At the office I have access to an HP8550 (big monster, bought used but still going strong after some minor repairs) and I use that for the occasional color document (like an 11x17 WoW map

). I almost never need hard copy. I've got a photo printer that came with my Kodak digicam, and have never needed to print anything with it.

**Dick Blonov** · 06-09-2007, 11:10 PM

Sick of inkjet ?

Read this thread for some insight.

Consider that a typical laser color printer toner replacement will cost a lot (some will run you 70% of the cost of the printer after about 1500 pages). One example here, printer goes for under 300$, toner replacement, black 50$, cyan 44$, yellow 42$, magenta 42$ (newegg)

Shop around, and really think about what you want to do with your printer. 178$ worth of toner for 1500 pages comes to 12 cents a page, then you need to add the cost of paper...

DB

Acreo Aeneas · 06-11-2007, 08:59 PM

Kinolta Minolta 2400W. I own it, but currently it sits in the backroom because the ink ran out.

Simple and easy setup. Non resource hogging device monitor which runs in the background. Good quality laser printing in b/w and color. And pretty fast. The only downside is that the printer pauses to cool down after printing 25 pages in a row for about 10 minutes. And of course, it weighs as much as a decent computer system. Otherwise, it prints just over the advertised 1000 pages (was about 1050 pages for me). In terms of time, it lasted almost daily printing for 1.5 years.

**peardog** · 06-12-2007, 06:45 AM

I was looking at the Minolta's..they seem to get good reviews also... Thanks

**peardog** · 06-12-2007, 06:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScratchMonkey

What are you printing?

I think I was like most who got this Color Printing Itch when the colow printed got cheaper..then realized that I really don't print much in color (or that NEEDS color)...
Just whatever the Kids decide must be printed from NickJr.com (damn that Dora and her Monkey Boots!!) ...

I have been through HP, Epson and Cannon is Approx 6 years or so... Time to get back to Laser..... (I had an old HP 4p which cost me $1000 back in 1995!!!)

icky · 06-12-2007, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peardog

I have been through HP, Epson and Cannon is Approx 6 years or so... Time to get back to Laser..... (I had an old HP 4p which cost me $1000 back in 1995!!!)

I have an HP 4ML [14 years and still going strong] next to an HP Officejet all-in-one, and my kids and wife are set up with the b&w laser as their default. That method has served me well.

I will have quite a send-off when the ML is replaced. It has done everything for me.

Hambergler · 06-12-2007, 12:15 PM

I bought a Brother 2040 monochrome a few months ago for $50. It's a nice little printer. The replacement toner is $35. The few times I need color I use my girlfriends inkjet.

BTW
There is a deal going on for a free printer after rebate. I don't know if it is oversold yet, but maybe worth a look.

http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?t=536066

**peardog** · 06-12-2007, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by icky

I have an HP 4ML [14 years and still going strong]...I will have quite a send-off when the ML is replaced. It has done everything for me.

I don't know Icky...The days of the 14 year long life of a printer are long gone I am afraid... My 4P is still in the basement 'sniff..

Oh well..

Thanks for the info!..

Acreo Aeneas · 06-12-2007, 03:44 PM

I still have an HP OfficeJet 1150C all the way back from 1995 (brand new @ $800, all-in-one, 150 dpi b/w and color) and it is still in the basement chugging out print after print.

I would try and demo the printer before making a purchase.

**=DdogG=** · 06-13-2007, 08:00 PM

hp laserjet 2605dn

georgeous color and not too expensive.

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peardog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: PA, USA Age: 39 Posts: 1,318	Any opinions on Home Color Laser? Hi Folks..looking to get a Home Color laser since i am Sick of the Ink Jets lasting a year or so and having to be replaced... Anyone have one and want to give pro's and cons.. Pleas let me know.. THanks! __________________ Have a great day! 2008!!! TG - SOP -- TeamSpeak Server Information - REQUIRED READING

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MagnaCentipede Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,957	Re: Any opinions on Home Color Laser? I can't say anything about colour, but yeah... monochromatic at least, laser is all about a high introductory cost, but a pittance for marginal. And since printers are something you want to buy once, use a lot, and not need to feed more than just a ream of paper once in a while, that's the way to play. Ink Jet is nothing but a nasty relic of the time when that was the only way to print color in two cubic feet of desk space. I've gotta get a laser someday. Everytime I print anything, I feel bad about it. I'm just waiting for an old model to hit the Clearance table at Staples. __________________

06-09-2007, 09:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
ScratchMonkey Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: San Pablo, California Posts: 4,565	Re: Any opinions on Home Color Laser? What are you printing? At the office I have access to an HP8550 (big monster, bought used but still going strong after some minor repairs) and I use that for the occasional color document (like an 11x17 WoW map ). I almost never need hard copy. I've got a photo printer that came with my Kodak digicam, and have never needed to print anything with it. __________________

06-09-2007, 11:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dick Blonov Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: In a Vortex! Age: 51 Posts: 3,398	Re: Any opinions on Home Color Laser? Sick of inkjet ? Read this thread for some insight. Consider that a typical laser color printer toner replacement will cost a lot (some will run you 70% of the cost of the printer after about 1500 pages). One example here, printer goes for under 300$, toner replacement, black 50$, cyan 44$, yellow 42$, magenta 42$ (newegg) Shop around, and really think about what you want to do with your printer. 178$ worth of toner for 1500 pages comes to 12 cents a page, then you need to add the cost of paper... DB __________________ \|TG-6th\|Blonov «Any situation that involves the line "I was ran over by a dumptruck..." can't be good.» eGoatBoy BattleField2 SOPs \| Teamspeak \| Server Rules and SOPs \| The 6th Devil's Brigade

06-11-2007, 08:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
Acreo Aeneas Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: DePaul University (Chicago) Age: 22 Posts: 4,683	Re: Any opinions on Home Color Laser? Kinolta Minolta 2400W. I own it, but currently it sits in the backroom because the ink ran out. Simple and easy setup. Non resource hogging device monitor which runs in the background. Good quality laser printing in b/w and color. And pretty fast. The only downside is that the printer pauses to cool down after printing 25 pages in a row for about 10 minutes. And of course, it weighs as much as a decent computer system. Otherwise, it prints just over the advertised 1000 pages (was about 1050 pages for me). In terms of time, it lasted almost daily printing for 1.5 years. __________________ Current Obsessions: Netbooks and other low-cost, small, and portable PCs. RSS Feeds: Bamboo

06-12-2007, 06:45 AM	#6 (permalink)
peardog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: PA, USA Age: 39 Posts: 1,318	Re: Any opinions on Home Color Laser? I was looking at the Minolta's..they seem to get good reviews also... Thanks __________________ Have a great day! 2008!!! TG - SOP -- TeamSpeak Server Information - REQUIRED READING

06-12-2007, 12:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
Hambergler Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Age: 34 Posts: 1,124	Re: Any opinions on Home Color Laser? I bought a Brother 2040 monochrome a few months ago for $50. It's a nice little printer. The replacement toner is $35. The few times I need color I use my girlfriends inkjet. BTW There is a deal going on for a free printer after rebate. I don't know if it is oversold yet, but maybe worth a look. http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?t=536066 __________________

06-12-2007, 03:44 PM	#11 (permalink)
Acreo Aeneas Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: DePaul University (Chicago) Age: 22 Posts: 4,683	Re: Any opinions on Home Color Laser? I still have an HP OfficeJet 1150C all the way back from 1995 (brand new @ $800, all-in-one, 150 dpi b/w and color) and it is still in the basement chugging out print after print. I would try and demo the printer before making a purchase. __________________ Current Obsessions: Netbooks and other low-cost, small, and portable PCs. RSS Feeds: Bamboo

06-13-2007, 08:00 PM	#12 (permalink)
=DdogG= Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ennis, TX Age: 31 Posts: 1,773	Re: Any opinions on Home Color Laser? hp laserjet 2605dn georgeous color and not too expensive. __________________ Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -Albert Einstein The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity. -Harlan Ellison If all else fails: "rm -rf /"

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