Author: Philip Stubbs Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Laser printers ?
2008/8/17 Russell Gadd <russ.mail.lists@???>: > I just bought a new colour cartridge for my HP Deskjet and then saw someone
> in a discussion group say he'd had his laser printer a long time and buys
> new toner once every few years. This set me thinking whether I should switch
> to using a black and white laser as 99.9% of my printing is black - my
> expensive colour cartridges usually dry up rather than run out.
>
> Does anyone have any experience / recommendation for a laser printer for
> home use?
>
> I usually go through a box of 2500 A4 sheets around every 2-3 years.
I bought a cheap Samsung ML1210 printer for £50 about 4/5 years ago. I
have refilled the toner cartridge once. It probably needs a new drum
now as it is getting a little faint. It has printed tones of stuff
over the years, and 'just works' with Ubuntu.
