Which Colour Laser printer?

Doublespresso

Hi

I had a Samsung CLP 500 laser printer for 2yrs, had quite a few problems with it + very expensive toner, so I decided to replace once the toner runs out.

Anyone can recommend a good color laser printer with reasonable running costs? It's for light to moderate use. Duplex printing not necessary but an advantage.

Thanks.

Garetha

I've got a Samsung CLP 550 and it works fine!
I refill the cartridges using www.tonertopup.co.uk

£20 for black, £24 colour - plus VAT & postage

the link to the samsung colour toner is:
http://tonertopup.co.uk/productCatalog.asp?manufacturer=347&model=CLP+550+/N&engine=SAMSUNG+CLP+500

Really easy to do - not too messy - do it outside on a still day!
They'll send you the instructions

If you decide to get another printer - check the availability of refills for that model

ManAtHome

I still have my CLP-500 - no problems with it. Manufacturers toner is expensive for all makes, but still cheaper running costs than inkjets. It is a shock when you have to buy the equivalent of 20 ink carts in one go though...

By the way, Samsung lasers work very well with the Maxtor Shared Storage NAS drive, and you can hang 1, 2 (or no..) printers off the MSS USB ports.

Doublespresso

I just had many probelms with the "waste toner tank" which keeps showing full even though it's brand new!
Also the "waste toner motor error" appeared a few times and had to get it fixed. (outside warranty, cost a fortune!)
I googled around and it seems that this is a known issue with many Samsung users...

Any suggestions for an alternative make/model?

Doublespresso

is this any good?

Dell Colour Laser Printer 3010cn

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/print_3010cn

zappahey

The fact that Dell are rebadged Lexmarks would put me off. They seem to be difficult for aftermarket refills. Dell charges £34 for black toner and £54 for each colour.

Doublespresso

Still cheaper than the appx £90 per cartridge I pad for the Samsung! (1 black + 3 Colours = almost £400 in total!)

Which laser printer is cheapest to run?

ManAtHome

May be some information here http://www.printwaredirect.co.uk/index.php?section=products&dept=PRI&group=CLP&filter=low - they show comparative costs, could be more detail on how they work this out on the site.

From memory, the Konica Minolta printers came out reasonably well on running costs when I was was looking a couple of years ago. At the time, the Samsung was the best for duplex, but would have gone for Konica or Epson if I hadn't needed this.