What is the best and lowest price laser printer?

Question

I'm looking to get a color laser printer in the near future. I mostly print B&W, but would like to occasionally print photos or other color documents. A combo machine would be great with a scanner, copier and fax as well. I'm familliar with HP brand-wise, but I don't really know what's out there. I am also considering inkjet, but the cartridge cost seems to outweigh the printer cost after a short while.

Some details like brand names and model numbers would be very helpful for research. Thanks!

Answer 1

The Samsung ML-2010 was one of the first low-cost laser printers and it's still pretty popular these days. The Brother HL-2040 is another good one. Brother makes cheap laser printers that are also good quality. I would probably stay away from the HP LaserJet 1012, which is typically the cheapest model available. It is slooow (slower than a lot of inkjets) and it just isn't worth it.

All these machines are monochrome because there is no such thing as a low priced color laser printer, especially an all-in-one. If you are interested in either of those things, you should probably get an inkjet. The cheapest all-in-one laser printer is probably about $250, and you will likely have to pay more than that to get a good one.

Answer 2

I bought a refurbished one for $60. It's like a brand new one and it includes the original factory warranty.
Just pay attention to the cost of the toner. With some brands, it's more expensive than the printer itself....

Answer 3

HP has a laser jet for about $130. I bought one about 6 months ago at Office Max or Office Depot, something... works great.

Answer 4

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Lisa