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If you are willing to spend about R3000 why not get the hp office jet I think they called. They the ones with the high output cartridges. I think they are under 10c/page (or so they say) the model is 8600 or 8600 plus for top of the range.

Not usually an hp fan but these have a three year warranty.
 
Aharon said:
If you are willing to spend about R3000 why not get the hp office jet I think they called. They the ones with the high output cartridges. I think they are under 10c/page (or so they say) the model is 8600 or 8600 plus for top of the range.

Not usually an hp fan but these have a three year warranty.
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Yeah I see it there for R3000 on the nose. But it's colour and that seems a waste because it won't be used for anything but mono. But if there isn't a quality mono option that can do the job at a good c/page...
 
Ye, if you only need mono you gonna struggle to find anything up laser
 
dazzazzad said:
Looking at specials on guzzle for an office printer. Wanting mono and multifunction. Laser is the best way to go for bang for buck right?

They have - Samsung 4-In-1 Mono Laser Printer(SCX 3405F) - R1299
Samsung 4-In-1 Mono Laser Printer Plus Toner(SCX 3405FW - R1999
HP 4-in-1 Mono Laser Printer(M1217NFW) - R1999

All on special at Makro. I don't know jack about printers so any advice would be great help.
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As others have mentioned before, when it comes to printers of any kind one has to look at TCO over a 3 year period at least.
Each replacement part (drum / toner / rollers / fuser unit / etc.) has a designated "lifetime" based on clicks / copy counts. It would be best to take that into consideration and work out an actual cost per page printed over the intended lifetime of the unit.
That in addition to the warranty period and user reviews would give you a more solid basis for your decision matrix.

Do your homework when it comes to printers, as they can be a very costly component to your setup over the long run.

General attributes in addition to costs that are used for comparison are:
Pages per minute print speed
Print / Copy / Scan / Fax
Scanning resolution
Duplex printing
Interface - UTP / USB / Wireless
Scan / print to or from USB stick
Scan to FTP / SMB / EMAIL / PC
Fax forwarding to email.
Paper feed tray size.
Eco capabilities - power save / toner save
 
Looking at the Brother laser, where can I get toner for the thing? I searched for Brother TN450 to try and get an indicative price but only dodgy links when searching SA sites.
 
dazzazzad said:
Looking at the Brother laser, where can I get toner for the thing? I searched for Brother TN450 to try and get an indicative price but only dodgy links when searching SA sites.
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Depending on where you are, but generally Pick 'n Pay Hyper, Game, Makro should carry stock. If in Durban, try Mitabyte.
 
A few weeks ago there were OKI B2200 LED printers for about R420!

It is mono but still LED OKI R420 that was a clearance special I think. Very few LED printers available and they are even cheaper than laser.
 
dazzazzad said:
Great thanks. I assume the generic has a lower page yield than the proper catridges?
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Normally its the same yield but just not made by brother them self :) I use my canon with my own refilled cartridges (toners)
 
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