Looking for a colour multifunction laser printer

Jimbuna · 05-25-16, 06:52 AM

I'm getting a bit tired of having to clean the heads on my inkjet printers (mainly down to timescales between use) so I'm thinking of going down the laser route.

Can anyone suggest a colour multifunction (scan/copy/) laser printer available in the UK I could consider.

The fax option I can take or leave but ideally I would like a Wi-Fi option.

TIA

Rockin Robbins · 05-25-16, 08:45 AM

Well, over on this side of the pond we have "color" multifunction printers, so we couldn't help you anyway!

I'm just using a monochrome laser printer and it fixed my inkjet addiction well enough. If I want color, okay colour, I can get any office supply place to print me something for next to nothing on equipment I couldn't afford!

STEED · 05-25-16, 02:27 PM

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HW3 · 05-25-16, 04:19 PM

Check Amazon. Here in the states, HP seems to have the highest rated multifunction laser printers at Amazon. Uncle Neal would really like it if you got one from Amazon through SubSim.

Jimbuna · 05-26-16, 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by HW3

Check Amazon. Here in the states, HP seems to have the highest rated multifunction laser printers at Amazon. Uncle Neal would really like it if you got one from Amazon through SubSim.

Thus far Brother looks like being by far the most expensive for toner cartridge replacements.

Onkel Neal · 05-26-16, 10:54 AM

I can't be of much help with laser printers, I've yet to get one. But I understand they are a lot more affordable than years back.

Rockin Robbins · 05-26-16, 01:23 PM

Dell seems to have broken the Internet with its line of color multifunction laser printers. They go from $169.99 to $399.99. Their middle of the road H625cdw costs $250, prints 25 pages per minute color or black and white, has a 50 sheet automatic feed, you get 3000 black pages, 2500 color pages per toner cartridge and the stuff can't dry out and doesn't cost $1000 per gallon!

The H625cdw has a recommended monthly duty cycle of 2000 copies, so it's not the disposable junk that inkjet printers are.

3000 page black cartridge is $71. 2500 pg color cartridges are $106. A don't imagine that 3rd parties have begun making cartridges for less, but it's still a magnitude cheaper per page at about 12¢ per color page and less than 2¢ per b/w page.

Holy crap! Amazon already has compatible cartridges for sale.

Jimbuna · 05-27-16, 09:03 AM

^Nice one, just the sort of information/response I was looking for

Up to now I'm trying to find a balance between a unit I won't be using very often, reasonably priced as well as not too pricey on toner cartridge replacement. Probably mission impossible because the more comparative data I try to digest, the harder the equation becomes.

Up to now I have four under consideration but one of them as per your example is a Dell E525W.

The cost of the above is approximately £150 and a full set of toner cartridges is around the £50 mark.

Catfish · 05-31-16, 02:44 AM

I think one of the best and "inexpensive" laser printers is the Samsung CLP-360. It is fast, comes with USB, LAN and WLAN access and is fuzz-free. Five years and no problem. But it has no scan function..

05-25-16, 06:52 AM	#1
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Looking for a colour multifunction laser printer I'm getting a bit tired of having to clean the heads on my inkjet printers (mainly down to timescales between use) so I'm thinking of going down the laser route. Can anyone suggest a colour multifunction (scan/copy/) laser printer available in the UK I could consider. The fax option I can take or leave but ideally I would like a Wi-Fi option. TIA __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-25-16, 08:45 AM	#2
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Well, over on this side of the pond we have "color" multifunction printers, so we couldn't help you anyway! I'm just using a monochrome laser printer and it fixed my inkjet addiction well enough. If I want color, okay colour, I can get any office supply place to print me something for next to nothing on equipment I couldn't afford! __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

05-25-16, 02:27 PM	#3
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Starring: Jimbuna as The Baron Tonight's Episode: The Gold plated laser printer __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

05-25-16, 04:19 PM	#4
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,574 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	Check Amazon. Here in the states, HP seems to have the highest rated multifunction laser printers at Amazon. Uncle Neal would really like it if you got one from Amazon through SubSim. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

05-26-16, 10:54 AM	#6
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	I can't be of much help with laser printers, I've yet to get one. But I understand they are a lot more affordable than years back. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

05-26-16, 01:23 PM	#7
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Dell seems to have broken the Internet with its line of color multifunction laser printers. They go from $169.99 to $399.99. Their middle of the road H625cdw costs $250, prints 25 pages per minute color or black and white, has a 50 sheet automatic feed, you get 3000 black pages, 2500 color pages per toner cartridge and the stuff can't dry out and doesn't cost $1000 per gallon! The H625cdw has a recommended monthly duty cycle of 2000 copies, so it's not the disposable junk that inkjet printers are. 3000 page black cartridge is $71. 2500 pg color cartridges are $106. A don't imagine that 3rd parties have begun making cartridges for less, but it's still a magnitude cheaper per page at about 12¢ per color page and less than 2¢ per b/w page. Holy crap! Amazon already has compatible cartridges for sale. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

05-27-16, 09:03 AM	#8
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	^Nice one, just the sort of information/response I was looking for Up to now I'm trying to find a balance between a unit I won't be using very often, reasonably priced as well as not too pricey on toner cartridge replacement. Probably mission impossible because the more comparative data I try to digest, the harder the equation becomes. Up to now I have four under consideration but one of them as per your example is a Dell E525W. The cost of the above is approximately £150 and a full set of toner cartridges is around the £50 mark. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-31-16, 02:44 AM	#9
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,765 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	I think one of the best and "inexpensive" laser printers is the Samsung CLP-360. It is fast, comes with USB, LAN and WLAN access and is fuzz-free. Five years and no problem. But it has no scan function.. __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.