Compact Laser

Compact Laser
Questions on a Laser Printer?

So i'm thinking of getting rid of my ink-jets and investing into a laser printer...

now i'm going to be looking for a compact one, as i don't print to many things although i'd like it to be a printer for my family as-well.

My friend who owns one said that he can get 38,000 pages from the toner?!?!
That's huge for me as i'm sick of refilling my cartridges as-well having to deal with the chips!! ugh!

Well if anyone has some tips on buying, and what brands to look for that would be highly appreciated thank you :)

also...i'm confused whether you just need to buy toner every now and then or do you need to replace the "drum" as-well ?

I don't know about your friend claiming to get 38,000 pages out of the toner, that sounds reeeeaaaally far fetched. I don't know of any printer that can do that unless you print only a sentence or two per page. Most toner cartridges will last from around 2,000 to about 5,000 pages with print covering about 5% of the page (a normal business letter). Toners will last longer and don't have the normal problems of inkjet printers like clogging printheads, dried up ink and such.

Printers come in a wide variety of sizes and prices. Some for as little as $150 or so.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2348929,00.asp

But, you may only get what you pay for.

The big names are Dell, Canon, HP, Lexmark, Brother, Xerox, Okidata, Konica. Best thing to do is your own research to compare pricing, size, capabilities, favorable reviews, etc. Maybe you'll want to look into all-in-one printers (scanner, fax, copier, printer).

Depending on the printer will depend on what types and kinds of consumables you may need to buy. Some printers have separate drums that will need to be replaced periodically while others have all-in-one cartridges that contain both toner and drum and are replaced in one shot. And it depends on how much you print and what kind of printing you do, as to how often they will need to be replaced. You'll only need to buy toner when you run out (anywhere from 2,000 to 5,000 copies depending on cartridge, printer & print).

Here are a couple of websites that may be of interest:

http://www.consumersearch.com/color-laser-printers

http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/collection/1674/top_10_color_laser_printers.html

http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,2806,1639039,00.asp

http://www.cnet.com/topic/color-laser-printer.html

Have fun.

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