Which RELIABLE and SIMPLE home deskjet printer?

_pete_

facade said:

If you are looking at Brother printers, the letter W on the end means wireless, the ones you want have an N at the end like the HL-L2370DN.

Thank you.  That's very helpful.  Yes, I definitely want to go with a cable connection.

DullGreyGuy

_pete_ said:

Thank you very much for the advice everyone.  It looks like an ethernet cable and a monochrome laser is the way to go.  I hadn't considered a laser so I'm grateful to you for making me aware of that option.

They came down a hell of a lot in price quite a few years ago and are so much better for doing document type printing... probably havent caught on as much as they should because many people still think they'll do lots of photo printing at home but to be honest to get good results (rather than acceptable) for that you need a high end printer and stick to the genuine catridges which gets v expensive even for low use because you need the nosel perfectly clear each time. 

Use our Brother (wireless) for documents at home, on the occasion wanting photos printed there are plenty of options for professional printing that work out cheaper for modest volumes.

TELLIT01

DullGreyGuy said:

_pete_ said:

Thank you very much for the advice everyone.  It looks like an ethernet cable and a monochrome laser is the way to go.  I hadn't considered a laser so I'm grateful to you for making me aware of that option.

They came down a hell of a lot in price quite a few years ago and are so much better for doing document type printing... probably havent caught on as much as they should because many people still think they'll do lots of photo printing at home but to be honest to get good results (rather than acceptable) for that you need a high end printer and stick to the genuine catridges which gets v expensive even for low use because you need the nosel perfectly clear each time. 

Use our Brother (wireless) for documents at home, on the occasion wanting photos printed there are plenty of options for professional printing that work out cheaper for modest volumes.

I used to do quite a lot of photo printing at home and did have a high end Canon printer.  I realised the sums didn't add up when a new set of 7 ink cartridges cost around £120!  When I purchased the printer, getting digital prints was expensive but the price crashed when every man and his dog on the high street started doing printing.

TELLIT01

_pete_ said:

facade said:

If you are looking at Brother printers, the letter W on the end means wireless, the ones you want have an N at the end like the HL-L2370DN.

Thank you.  That's very helpful.  Yes, I definitely want to go with a cable connection.

My printer is the L2350 DW and it does have a physical cable connection as well as wireless capability.

facade

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TELLIT01 said:

_pete_ said:

facade said:

If you are looking at Brother printers, the letter W on the end means wireless, the ones you want have an N at the end like the HL-L2370DN.

Thank you.  That's very helpful.  Yes, I definitely want to go with a cable connection.

My printer is the L2350 DW and it does have a physical cable connection as well as wireless capability.

All the info I have says it only has usb and wireless, not ethernet connection.

The 2370DN is the cheapest, I presume D stands for Duplex as it has double sided printing.

https://www.brother.co.uk/printers/laser-printers/mono-laser-printers?count=6&sort=price-asc&connectivity=Wired_Network#Results

_pete_

facade said:

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TELLIT01 said:

_pete_ said:

facade said:

If you are looking at Brother printers, the letter W on the end means wireless, the ones you want have an N at the end like the HL-L2370DN.

Thank you.  That's very helpful.  Yes, I definitely want to go with a cable connection.

My printer is the L2350 DW and it does have a physical cable connection as well as wireless capability.

All the info I have says it only has usb and wireless, not ethernet connection.

The 2370DN is the cheapest, I presume D stands for Duplex as it has double sided printing.

https://www.brother.co.uk/printers/laser-printers/mono-laser-printers?count=6&sort=price-asc&connectivity=Wired_Network#Results

Sorry, my original post was misleading.  I should have said USB cable connecting the printer to my pc, not an ethernet cable.

I've now bought a Brother HL-L2310D. Hopefully it'll be easy to set up and reliable for many years to come.

Thank you to everyone who advised and commented.

Johnmcl7

I bought a similar model from Brother (except for a document feeder on top) last year as the inkjet printer finally died although it had been a pain before as the cartridges didn't like infrequent printing and kept drying up.  The Brother laser printer has been absolutely fantastic and every print from it is perfect rather than seeing how good the ink is, trying another print etc.  

I hope your one works out similarly well for you.

lr1277

Do you need a scanner built into the printer?

Edited to add: I looked up the current HP Envy 6000 and noted its an all in one printer. That is why I asked.

There are laser printers that have scanners but if memory serves they are £300+. But they are probably also wireless at that price, I haven't looked for a while.

2nd edit: to remove a load of unnecessary information.

TELLIT01

facade said:

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TELLIT01 said:

_pete_ said:

facade said:

If you are looking at Brother printers, the letter W on the end means wireless, the ones you want have an N at the end like the HL-L2370DN.

Thank you.  That's very helpful.  Yes, I definitely want to go with a cable connection.

My printer is the L2350 DW and it does have a physical cable connection as well as wireless capability.

All the info I have says it only has usb and wireless, not ethernet connection.

The 2370DN is the cheapest, I presume D stands for Duplex as it has double sided printing.

https://www.brother.co.uk/printers/laser-printers/mono-laser-printers?count=6&sort=price-asc&connectivity=Wired_Network#Results

Sorry, just seen this.  You are correct that it doesn't have an ethernet port.  It does have a port for physical printer connection.  Apologies for the confusion.