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[lsanderson]

You can buy a Brother HL-4040CDN Color Laser Printer with Duplex and Build-in Networking for $222.99 with free shipping. (After rebate... Grr.) Link

Comments

[jrittenhouse.livejournal.com]

That is interesting. I like the duplex idea especially. Our CL doesn't, and it's a PITA to rotate stuff manually.

[jrittenhouse.livejournal.com]

Of course, the real killer about CL's is that you end up killing yourself with the toner costs.

[shelleybear.livejournal.com]

Nope.
I got multiple sets of brand new toner cartridges for mine online at Ebay at about 1/3 of the total cost of buying from a retail source.
I love mt CL.

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

Many color laser printers are basically disposable items at this point. Last summer, I bought a new color laser printer with full-size cartridges for $200 less than replacement cartridges for my existing printer. Even if I stuck with the same brand and model, replacement cartridges were $160 more than a brand new printer...with full size cartridges. The very ones that cost $160 more if you bought them without the printer.

The pricing model is crazy.

[carbonel]

Plus another $200 for the toner cartridges? I assume they don't come with.

AsFar as I Know...

[lsanderson.livejournal.com]

Printers come with toner. Maybe not the biggest, but something.

Re: AsFar as I Know...

[carbonel]

I've seen articles saying that some printers come with "starter" cartridges that are good for maybe 50 sheets of paper and then run out. Don't know if this is one of those, but that that price, I wouldn't be surprised.

Re: As Far as I Know...

[lsanderson.livejournal.com]

From the Brother website, it ships with B: 2,500 pages, and color: 1,500 pages. The high yield are: B: 5,000 pages and color: 4,000 pages.