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Inkjet Vs Laser
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Mon, 05 April 2004 03:03
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I believe the main difference is the use of INK vs TONER
which is more affordable in the long run ?
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Cabramatta, NSW
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May 2002
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Mon, 05 April 2004 03:33
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Inkjets are more versatile and cheaper to run.
But laser printers have much better quality. And you don't need to wait for the ink to dry.
I'm a laser man myself. Inkjets are nice, you can print up photos and T-shirt transfers and a whole host of things, but you just can't beat the quality of a laser.
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Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: Inkjet Vs Laser
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Mon, 05 April 2004 03:49
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Per page Laser is actauly cheaper but buy price is MUCH higher
Allan
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c'town, NSW
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Re: Inkjet Vs Laser
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Mon, 05 April 2004 03:53
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whats the deal with laser printers and replacing the drum? do they need to be replaced with the toner?
aslo some come with drums others come with fusers? are these the same thing?
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Re: Inkjet Vs Laser
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Mon, 05 April 2004 05:30
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Let me call HARRIS TECH and get some prices for Laser ..
will update soon
ps Allan.. a mate told me $300 buys u a laser ? let me check up on that now
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c'town, NSW
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Re: Inkjet Vs Laser
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Mon, 05 April 2004 05:32
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i was looking at HT on friday and there were no colour lasers for $300
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Re: Inkjet Vs Laser
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Mon, 05 April 2004 05:50
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not colour laser dood sorry - just plain black !
$289 Samsung one sounds ok ?
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c'town, NSW
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Mon, 05 April 2004 06:02
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just take into account:
how much for toner for the samsung and how many pages @5% do u get with the toner?
also how often do u have to replace the drum etc
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Re: Inkjet Vs Laser
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Mon, 05 April 2004 06:10
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whats this @5% business rob ??
$112 for 2,500 pages
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c'town, NSW
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Re: Inkjet Vs Laser
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Mon, 05 April 2004 06:15
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thats the percentage of ink coverage on the area of the paper per print.
they usually say it'll do X amount of prints at 5% ink coverage per page.
so its prolly 2500 pages at 5% ink coverage for the samsung
can anyone shed light on fusers and fuser kits and if they are the same as the drum?
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Re: Inkjet Vs Laser
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Mon, 05 April 2004 08:23
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hey rob... $112 for 2500 pages at 5% is not that cheap at all .... almost the same as what u get out of inkjet (pirated cartridges)
I went to a shop down the road and i have been convinced to go for a reconditioned lexmark ... $450 ... incl toner...
for this particular model, the toner replacements cost $220 for 17,000 pages 
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Perth
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May 2003
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Re: Inkjet Vs Laser
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Mon, 05 April 2004 08:31
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$450 
get that one i showed you its a photo copier,scanner and printer all in one (colour), i think the inks only like $30 to replace
so it was like $170
which means you could get nearly 10 ink refils as well for the $450 your willing to spend
up to you dude but i've worked in many offices and toner printers sux IMO
happy printing
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Re: Inkjet Vs Laser
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Mon, 05 April 2004 09:21
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the cannon looks ok.. just need to see how many pages the ink can print etc,,..
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Sydney
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December 2003
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Mon, 05 April 2004 21:46
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I did the figures about 4 years ago, however, it worked out that the laser was far better in the long term, (price-wise, let alone the quality).
I bought a Panasonic laser printer 12 years ago (cheapest on the market at $1000 back then). It has printed innumerable pages and is still going strong.
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Mon, 05 April 2004 23:20
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geez ... 10 years !
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Cabramatta, NSW
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Re: Inkjet Vs Laser
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Mon, 05 April 2004 23:26
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Yup. I bought two LaserJet 6Ls about 7-8 years ago (one for me and one for the woman) and I can't for the life of me remember having to change the toner cartridge...
Rob, no idea about your questions. 
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Location:
Adelaide
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June 2003
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Re: Inkjet Vs Laser
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Tue, 06 April 2004 00:05
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i have a colour laser and its good
before that we had a black laser, and it lasted forever and ever.
HP make good laser printers!!
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Victoria
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February 2004
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Tue, 06 April 2004 01:56
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It all really depends on what application you are using it for. The occaisional print, an inkjet is fine. But you need to use them every now and then as the ink will dry up. I don't think lasers have this prob, give the catridge a shake and all is good.
Colour lasers are generally pretty expensive, especially decent ones. But if you do a lot of printing and want quality, these are the go.
If only needing black and white, and you do a lot of printing, a laser is definately the go, but unsure of what sort of quality you would get for $450. We have a couple of Lexmark's at work, 4 years old and do a fair bit of printing (i work at a school), they are still printing like new. Of course they were about $1500 or something like that to initially purchase.
As for drum replacement requirements i think it would differ from manufacturer to manufacturer, but definately not every toner cartridge. More likely to be after 50,000 or 100,000 (may even be more) pages, also depending on the printer quality.
I'd also be a bit dubious of a re-conditioned printer, but thats just a personal opinion. At least find out what has been replaced in the reconditioning process. Generally parts in that process will outway the resale value.
I wouldn't take this info as gospel, i'm just going off the top of my head. All in all, i'd find a few printers in your price range that you like and look up the information on the web and compare.
Apart from that happy shopping.
Leon
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Wollongong
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May 2002
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Re: Inkjet Vs Laser
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Tue, 06 April 2004 01:58
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i have a colour laser and its good
before that we had a black laser, and it lasted forever and ever.
HP make good laser printers!!
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Have to agree with you here. Cheap to maintain compared to most other colour lasers, and the HP1500L is down to about $900 at the moment. Print quality is amazing (I don't own one, just some clients own them).
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Location:
adelaide
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April 2003
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Re: Inkjet Vs Laser
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Tue, 06 April 2004 03:51
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ihave a xerox low end plain black laser, at 350ish to buy now i think. never had a problem in 2 years, print heaps often with no worries.
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Re: Inkjet Vs Laser
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Tue, 06 April 2004 03:55
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got a samsung mono laser for $215 ... wont use it heaps... but will tell u guys when it fcks up ...
quality if good enough for me and fast too !
sick
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Location:
Cabramatta, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: Inkjet Vs Laser
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Tue, 06 April 2004 05:09
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$900?! Man! My 6Ls cost me $660 each!
Now I have another thing on my wishlist. 
Thanks Simmo. 
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