I need a new laser printer to replace my ageing NEC Superscript 610 for SoHo use (does anyone still use that phrase?). Requirements are a nice square box (none of those funky HP designs with vertical paper trays), decent paper handling, decent emulation, decent print speed and quality, cheap cartridges and non-plasticky build quality. At the moment I have two on the shortlist:

Kyocera FS1010
Xerox P1210

Any recommendations for suppliers (that are cheaper than Dabs) also gratefully received.

 

This was in an email from Watford Electronicshttp://www.watford.co.uk/samsung-giveaway/ its in your price range and is bundled with a free DVD player!!. Hope this helps.

 

Nice idea, but I'd prefer to avoid Samsung stuff.

 

Carl,

I've just been through this decision myself. I had the added requirement for built in duplex printing (mainly to save paper).

I narrowed it down to the HP LaserJet 2200d and the Brother HL-1650, some thoughts below:

http://www.brother.co.uk/our_product...er_hl1650.html
The Brother unit (HL-1650) keeps getting the top awards and is 16ppm and 1200x600dpi. It also has the benefit of having a built in duplexer as standard. RRP is £519, with a toner cassette at £51 (lasts 6500 pages) and the drum unit at £95 (lasts 20,000 pages). All the reviews say this is the printer to get. UK market has this unit down to around £399 (Dabs).

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/en/en...2,28863,5.html
HP equivalent unit (LaserJet 2200d) is a quick start unit with 18ppm and 1200 x 1200dpi. It has the built in duplexer. I can't find the actual list price for this unit, nor list prices for the consumables as the HP site doesn't seem to be working. UK market has this unit at around £459 (Dabs).

Although we are a HP shop (mainly), I decided against it and went with the Brother unit. It is excellent

Cheers

Ian


[Edited by IWatkins - 27/05/2002 13:53:17]

 

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In the past I've tended to shy away from Brother stuff as I've found compatability to be an issue, and some of their cheaper stuff is very cheap, if you know what I mean

Duplexing would be an added bonus, but the advantage of the Kyocera is that the drum lasts for 100k pages.

 

Hi Carl,

I would agree with you on the Brother front, always avoided due to their "cheapness". But I was convinced by all the reviews and I must say the output is very clear and quick.

Also had no problems with the drivers, got it working easily with Windows 2000 and XP and also with Win95.

I can easily recommend it, but I do understand your reservations.

I use it in a SoHO enviroment (I work from home) and it hasn't given me any trouble but there again, only had it a few weeks, but has had a hammering

Cheers

Ian

[Edited by IWatkins - 27/05/2002 14:37:26]