Laser-printer...
Hi,
A few months ago I bought a new printer and it's a complete piece of crap! I'm so tired of all these crappy printers so I'm thinking about buying a laser printer for our company and I've set my eyes on a HP LaserJet 1200 or 1220. Does anyone of you have any experience with this printer or any other laser printers? What I'm looking for is a STABLE black&white laser printer with good print quality and ok speed (doesn't have to be the fastest).
HP LaserJet 1200/1220 -->> http://h20022.www2.hp.com/busprod/overview/0,12512,series=29789%5Etype=18972%5Ecategory=64170,00.html?lsidebarLayId=106&rsidebarLayId=63
mairving posted this at 03:45 — 11th November 2002.
They have: 2,256 posts
Joined: Feb 2001
I would personally stay away from the low-end HP line. They are junk. The best low-end in my opinion is the Samsung. Something like the ML-1430 is about the best laser for the money.
Mark Irving
I have a mind like a steel trap; it is rusty and illegal in 47 states
zollet posted this at 17:56 — 11th November 2002.
He has: 1,016 posts
Joined: May 2002
It's a difficult choice. There are also Epson, Canon and Brother printers that look pretty good. I don't want a low-end $100 laser printer, but a reliable one for $300-$500.
zollet posted this at 01:38 — 12th November 2002.
He has: 1,016 posts
Joined: May 2002
I think I found the printer I'm going to buy. It's a Brother HL-1450. Anyone have any experience or know anything about Brother laser printers?
mairving posted this at 02:10 — 12th November 2002.
They have: 2,256 posts
Joined: Feb 2001
The brother is okay. It's quite similar to the Samsung. I tend to prefer the Samsung. I guess since I don't have a good perception of the companies products. Here is a review of some lasers where both did well.
Mark Irving
I have a mind like a steel trap; it is rusty and illegal in 47 states
zollet posted this at 03:17 — 12th November 2002.
He has: 1,016 posts
Joined: May 2002
I did actually check that page and compare those two printers. The reason I decided on the Brother one is because...
1. I have no idea what line-art is and the Brother printer is better at gray-scale graphics.
)
2. It's a little bit faster
3. I don't need to feed it 650 pages since I don't print that much and if I need more the Brother one has an addon you can buy that handles 250 more pages.
4. The brother printer weighs 7 pounds less (I hate lifting heavy stuff
5. A friend has the Brother one and he's extremely happy with it and highly recommended it to me.
But! One of my friends in the hardware department said he could get me a laser printer cheaper than the store prices. He'll get back to me in the next few days since I called him at 10pm and he didn't have the prices.
mjames posted this at 18:16 — 16th November 2002.
They have: 2,064 posts
Joined: Dec 1999
This is the laser printer I use: http://www.lexmark.com/US/products/overview/0,1224,MTM0IHwgMQ==,00.html
It's been everything I wanted and I have no complaints with it. If you want a color one, it obviously jacks the price up quite a bit. Another one I've been look at is the all-in-one: http://www.lexmark.com/US/products/overview/0,1224,MTgzOHwx,00.html
zollet posted this at 00:50 — 17th November 2002.
He has: 1,016 posts
Joined: May 2002
I bought a Lexmark a few months ago and it's already broken. I'm never going to buy a Lexmark again, it was the worst part I've ever spent money on.
mjames posted this at 22:14 — 23rd November 2002.
They have: 2,064 posts
Joined: Dec 1999
I'm sorry to hear that, but I've never had similar problems and they must be decent as Dell uses them almost exclusively now. Didn't you have some sort of warranty where you could get your money back? Did you contact support? Their support has also been very helpful to me in the past.
zollet posted this at 02:34 — 24th November 2002.
He has: 1,016 posts
Joined: May 2002
Yeah, but it's just not worth it for a $100 printer you know. Even if it's fixed, it can't do the job I want it to do.
Want to join the discussion? Create an account or log in if you already have one. Joining is fast, free and painless! We’ll even whisk you back here when you’ve finished.