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What's a good printer for minimal usage ?
SiliconWizard:
Yes, the only annoying thing it has developed is a tendency to warp paper sheets a bit (which it wasn't doing before.) Not sure what's the cause. Has the fuser temperature gotten higher maybe?
tooki:
I was going to say that this is more likely a difference in paper and/or humidity, but it occurred to me that it maybe could happen if one fuser fails (so the paper is only being heated from one side instead of both).
FYI, as a general rule, fuser temperatures have gone down, because that makes it easier to only heat up the fuser when needed, as opposed to keeping it constantly hot like in old laser printers and copiers.
tooki:
I never heard anyone praise a Lexmark inkjet (a market that company exited a decade ago). You do, on the other hand, find plenty of people who bought higher-end Canons that love them, and a lot of people who like Epson (particularly for very frequent use). In other words: don’t condemn an entire product type just because one brand sucked.
ejeffrey:
--- Quote from: james_s on February 05, 2023, 06:06:30 pm ---aftermarket cartridges that work just fine are available for every laser printer I've ever had.
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I've had extremely bad results with after market toner for brother color laser printers. Random streaks, permanent bars on the paper edge, and one that appears to also break the drum unit, coating more to replace than it was supposed to save. Some are fine and some are garbage, but the problem I have is that it's hard to tell which is which in a sea of fly by night rebadged vendors. So I have pretty much given up buying after market toner
I still prefer laser printers, but if you buy OEM equipment at retail prices the cost per page of even a mid range SOHO laser printer is pretty high. Even B&W is moderately expensive and color is much higher.
themadhippy:
--- Quote ---plenty of people who bought higher-end Canons that love them, and a lot of people who like Epson (particularly for very frequent use). In other words: don’t condemn an entire product type just because one brand sucked.
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had cannon,epson and hp printers or multifunction devices over the years and they all suffered from constipation of the print head,even my ole star dot matrix was more reliable.
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