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anyone with experience with Dell multifunction laser printers?
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Last edited by HBARleatherneck; 05-15-2012 at 12:10.
I got tired of inkjet cartridges pricing the same as new printers, and I've been using a OCR system to scan in everything, I went with a Brother DCP-8085DN, they're selling for about $320 at Walmart, maybe better prices if you Google further.
Has a 25 sheet ADF, and network capable so I can put documents on the scanner in my office and the girlfriend can scan them directly to her computer. I've had it more than a year without any problems, though I am a fairly low volume print and, after an initial large batch of scans, only do them occasionally as new mail arrives that I need to save.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Brother-DC...i_sku=13081178
Ah just noticed that's a Color one you're talking about, which explains the price difference.
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Man Dell, Hp, Crapac, They all suck. I would go with a Brother or Cannon. I have had my Multi use cannon for 3 years now without a hiccup.
everyone will have opinions on this obviously.
We use Lexmark, Brother, Xerox at work. Lexmark I thought was crap, until we bought some xerox. We only get about 1-2 years out of the xerox before things start breaking. (We're talking high end printers, $600-1000 range). We have a lot of small brother printers and multi-function units, they last about a year also. Constantly changing toners and drums because of print quality issues. Not saving any money there. I've always been a fan of the HP printers if you buy the professional units. ($300 and up) I've recently purchased some HP units and they seem made of plastic like everything else. Not sure how they will hold up. ($300-400 range)
The dells are made by Lexmark and Samsung typically. I personally have a Dell/samsung multi function and it's lasted about 10 years now. They seem to do ok, compared to some of the others.
You're going to get what you pay for. The $99 printer isn't going to last long and will cost you a bundle in toners and drums.
Any of the brands would be ok in the $400 range I'd think.
my 2 cents
Sometimes people trip and fall down stairs.
Sometimes assholes push people down stairs.
That doesn't mean "stairs are bad" nor does it make someone who pushes someone down the stairs any less of an asshole.
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Last edited by HBARleatherneck; 07-21-2012 at 12:09.
eeek. Do you need color? 3 or 4 toners at $70 each isn't cheap. Kids tend to print a lot when it's color just because they can FYI.Originally Posted by HBARleatherneck
It's probably ok otherwise. It is an LED printer vs. laser. You won't notice much difference in printing probably.
Brother usually has decent software for their MFC systems. You can insert some documents, hit scan and it shows up on your pc.
Sometimes people trip and fall down stairs.
Sometimes assholes push people down stairs.
That doesn't mean "stairs are bad" nor does it make someone who pushes someone down the stairs any less of an asshole.
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