Colour Lasers are the way to go, I`ve given up on Inkjets.
Obviously if you need to print Photos then Inkjets or Dye Subs win hands down, but getting Photos printed on the high street or even online is relatively simple & almost certainly cheaper per print.
I have a HP Colour Laser 1600, Toner carts cost me for a full set of 4 £100 approx, remanufactured carts.
I don`t print regularly & found inkjet carts would dry out & I needed to run the cleaning cycle all the time, with the laser I just print (without issue), I have used Compatible inkjet carts & they were ok most of the time.
I`ve changed 1 Black toner & 1 Yellow toner, you get a low toner warning first & in my case some 2 months later it runs out.
I`m not fruggel with my printing, I can print off 200+ colour leaflets or even as was the case recently 100 photos for the other half for a presentation (There wasn`t a need for photo quality). I`ll gladly print out a 100 page PDF & not worry about running the ink low, which was always a worry with the inkjets.
Pros Lasers
Lasers are cheaper to run IMHO.
Lasers are faster on the whole.
Cons Lasers
Lasers aren`t quite as good at photos, but they ain`t bad.
Lasers are more expensive initially.
Pros Inkjets
Inkjets are cheaper initially.
Inkjets give better photo printing.
Cons Inkjets
Inkjet carts don`t contain as many pages of Ink as Laser toners.
More expensive to run IMHO.
For myself, I`ll never ever go back to an Inkjet.
I use plain old/common photo copy paper or for special print runs really good quality paper & the quality is/has been good.
Photos aren`t quite as good as a Inkjet Photo printer, but they aren`t too shabby either.
I know some will faint at paying £100 for a set of replacements, but given the number of pages printed, on my old Epsom, I`d have spent a lot more, albeit in small chunks.
As to whether they`d suit everyone, I cannot say.
But certainly in my case its saved me a lot of money & a whole heap of hassle.
How many pages have I printed with my original carts, dunno, but certainly in excess of 1500 pages, likely 1000 in full colour, I`ve had the Printer for over a year, my biggest problem is ensuring I have paper...
@OF....Fantastic link to the Toner refill site, its certainly food for thought, although I`m only paying a little more for remanufactured toners, it could easily save me £20 per set & if I can refill 3x, thats £60 a very well worth saving to make....Many thanks.
