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Title: Cheap laser printer
Post by: Bikeracer on December 27, 2012, 11:28:59 AM
If anyone is wanting a cheap colour laser printer,I came across this offer..
http://www.printerland.co.uk/OKI-C301dn-P122971.aspx (http://www.printerland.co.uk/OKI-C301dn-P122971.aspx)

Allan
Title: Re: Cheap laser printer
Post by: MikeDunn on December 27, 2012, 11:39:35 AM
Hi Allan,

I've Googled, but not found a single review ... ...  ???
Title: Re: Cheap laser printer
Post by: AndyGif on December 27, 2012, 11:49:47 AM
Check the cost of the consumables, toner cartridges etc,
On the link to the one youve found black is £45 and the 3 colours are £48 each plus vat of course.
Your £90 printer isnt so cheap when it needs refueling in 6 months time
Title: Re: Cheap laser printer
Post by: daveg on December 27, 2012, 01:32:20 PM
Quote from: AndyGif on December 27, 2012, 11:49:47 AM
Check the cost of the consumables, toner cartridges etc,
On the link to the one youve found black is £45 and the 3 colours are £48 each plus vat of course.
Your £90 printer isnt so cheap when it needs refueling in 6 months time

Yup, that's the main problem. Almost as bad though is the photo colour inks (non fade) for the 'decent' IJ's. Despite that I'll stick with my Epson for the time being.

Dave G
Title: Re: Cheap laser printer
Post by: Bikeracer on December 27, 2012, 01:46:59 PM
Quote from: AndyGif on December 27, 2012, 11:49:47 AM
Check the cost of the consumables, toner cartridges etc,
On the link to the one youve found black is £45 and the 3 colours are £48 each plus vat of course.
Your £90 printer isnt so cheap when it needs refueling in 6 months time
No point choosing a printer if the cost of toner/ink cartridges is your main criteria,because nobody would buy one.
It comes with 750 page starter toner cartridges and a three year warranty and I just thought it was a good buy.

Allan
Title: Re: Cheap laser printer
Post by: Bikeracer on December 27, 2012, 01:54:16 PM
Quote from: MikeDunn on December 27, 2012, 11:39:35 AM
Hi Allan,

I've Googled, but not found a single review ... ...  ???
Hi Mike,

I don't think I did either,but OKI seem to have a good name in the printer world.

Allan
Title: Re: Cheap laser printer
Post by: AndyGif on December 27, 2012, 05:33:23 PM
Quote from: Bikeracer on December 27, 2012, 01:46:59 PM
Quote from: AndyGif on December 27, 2012, 11:49:47 AM
Check the cost of the consumables, toner cartridges etc,
On the link to the one youve found black is £45 and the 3 colours are £48 each plus vat of course.
Your £90 printer isnt so cheap when it needs refueling in 6 months time
No point choosing a printer if the cost of toner/ink cartridges is your main criteria,because nobody would buy one.
It comes with 750 page starter toner cartridges and a three year warranty and I just thought it was a good buy.

Allan
Indeed not, but 750 pages is not a lot a ream and a half of paper in fact. The standard cartridges do 2000 pages. So they get you to buy replacements early to offset the cost of the printer.
Oki are a good brand so you should be ok.
Title: Re: Cheap laser printer
Post by: Newportnobby on December 27, 2012, 08:46:01 PM
We have an OKI at work that takes quite a pounding.
Reproduction is very good but the toner cartridges are quite expensive and sometimes difficult to source.
Dunno about their domestic printers though ???
Title: Re: Cheap laser printer
Post by: Bikeracer on December 29, 2012, 03:21:58 PM
Thought perhaps I ought to mention here that not all printers are compatible with the Mac operating system,the one at the start of this post isn't and the Canon I gave away wasn't.
I didn't buy that OKI printer because of not working with my Mac.

Because I didn't get myself anything for Christmas and my birthday is in January I've treated myself to one of the OKI office grade printers.

Allan
Title: Re: Cheap laser printer
Post by: Pengi on December 29, 2012, 05:50:06 PM
Quote from: Bikeracer on December 29, 2012, 03:21:58 PM
Thought perhaps I ought to mention here that not all printers are compatible with the Mac operating system,the one at the start of this post isn't and the Canon I gave away wasn't.
I didn't buy that OKI printer because of not working with my Mac.

Because I didn't get myself anything for Christmas and my birthday is in January I've treated myself to one of the OKI office grade printers.

Allan

Let me know how you get on with it - I have been toying for sometime with getting a colour laser (am Mac user too)