Color Laser Printer

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liquidshadow

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A fast, good color laser printer. Can anyone suggest one?
I've been looking at the Dell 3110c. Not looking to go over that price.
 
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You and I both! I have been considering a look at several for some time now. The deskjets and inkjets and whatever go through cartridges a mile a minute! ruf! ruf! :mad: A lazer printer will require the toner however. But something like Cannon or Lexmark even HP will often do better then having a Dellmarel :eek: :rolleyes: Let's take a look at a few.

One thing to remember is the higher generally seen on them. I first go to the manufacturer's site to look at some XEROX models seen at http://www.office.xerox.com/color-printers/enus.html

Even Panasonic has a page seen at http://www.panasonicprinters.com/
 
Well, Dell printers are going to actually be a Lexmark with the Dell logo on it, so it should be the same quality... ;)

As far as ranking the quality of laser printers, I'd say Oki is the best, with Canon and Brother following close behind, Lexmark (and Dell ;)) running right after that. HP color lasers are not as good as the others in my opinion, since those are the only laser ones they make (develop and produce), and the B&W ones are actually made by Canon. (HP designs the shell, and then Canon provides the actual mechanisms) In general, HPs market is in ink, and that's pretty much where most of their R&D dollars are spent.

If you're looking for specific printers in the $500 and less market here are a few:

http://www.brother-usa.com/printer/printer_ataglance_psvar=ZPRINTER_GEN_PRS3.aspx
Brother 2700cn- Probably the fastest in the price range for B&W, and the fastest color considering the resolution that it prints at. (Some HPs will be about the same, but sacrifice a lot of resolution...) And the cartridges, excellent capacity, but a little pricy; still works out to be one of cheaper ones to maintain.

http://www.compusabusiness.com/prod...oduct_code=336927&Pn=C3200n_Color_LED_Printer
Oki 3200n- One of many good options from Oki in this range. Generally a little lower quality of resolution on the color, but usually a bit more speed than some of the others. Generally Oki printers also come with a paper tray that can use legal size paper without any major adjusting. Overall, very good quality printers, and very good tech support behind them. (I believe that Brother and them offer a year over-night replacement on defective printers.)

Unfortunately, it looks like Canon doesn't offer a color just printer, they have a multifunction in the 8170 for $700, and the 8180 for $800.
 
I've used Brother printers along with their word processors a good number of years ago. For the use here it would have to equivalent in size to an HP deskjet while not having that big need to keep chasing after #28 color cartridges anytime you print a few good screen shots like HL2!
 
Excellent choice. Okis are great printers, and one of the faster ones out there. Little lower color quality than some others, but still should look great! As for the warranty, you can see there that it is a one-year overnight exchange, and five years on the LED printheads. Again, excellent choice!
 
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Excellent choice. Okis are great printers, and one of the faster ones out there. Little lower color quality than some others, but still should look great! As for the warranty, you can see there that it is a one-year overnight exchange, and five years on the LED printheads. Again, excellent choice!
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CASE CLOSED! NEXT! :P It seems like you summed that up in a nutshell.
 
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