Originally Posted By: JohnnyJohnson
Originally Posted By: Dave9
Originally Posted By: JohnnyJohnson
Why do you need a Laser over say a much cheaper to operate Inkjet?
Don't you have that backwards? A laser is a higher upfront cost, though only by a little in some cases esp. when paying for scanner/fax too, but much much cheaper to operate.
I refill my B&W laser carts at least once with bulk toner which costs about $15 for 6,000 pages. That's 1/4th a cent per page (plus cost of paper).
However, I've had occasions were I just wanted to print off say 40 copies of something and have it done right away while an inkjet seemingly takes ages for even that low # of pages. It's also a factor when using it as a copy machine, that you can keep feeding in pages and it won't fall behind and make you wait in the middle of feeding them several times.
$38 for 1200 pages on the printer he shows from Amazon. But for just copier use it would make sense. I just have an inkjet I probably only copy a few dozen pages a year the rest is simple printing and some scanning!
The savings is buying the aftermarket toner. It was less than $10 for the Canon. I hear you. My printer is Epson Workforce. I may print a hundred copies a year if I am lucky. I has a better scanner and can do color. It also works well with Linux. The Canon was a pain to work with Linux. So, each has it's own place.