New Printer (Laserjet?)

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NyteBlade

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Just yesterday my inkjet printer ran out of black ink, and it's been out of color for quite awhile. The thing is as old as the dinosaurs, and I'm looking into getting something better.

99.9% of the time, I only print black and white, so I'm in the market for a new Laserjet I suppose as I understand they're much better overall for just black/white stuff.

The printer would be just for me and speed isn't of the essence, so I don't need something that cranks out a thousand pages per minute. I'm mainly looking for something solid and reliable that'll last me awhile. Budget is probably < $200.

Thanks in advance!
 
Not sure which is the best Laserjet out there for around $200. But I have the HP Laserjet 1022n and it works great. It doesn't take up much space, is pretty fast, and like you I just needed it to print in monochrome so it works well for me. I also have it hooked up to my home network so everyone can print to it. May be a little more than you want to spend... it is currently $269.00 on newegg.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16828104356
 
Then "n" in that laserjet is what makes it expensive. I picked up the 1018 for $65 + tax - $65MIR last summer. I havent see that deal come back, but I have seen the 1020 go on sale for $99. You can usually find a Samsung laser printer for around $50 (may be after rebate, but not sure if its instant or mail in), IIRC. Keep your eyes on the deal sites.
 
Yeah, looks like the difference between the 1022 and the 1022N are the 1022N has an ethernet port on it. At $90 less, the 1022 would probably do the trick. I've been looking at the regular 1022 and the 1020.

1022 is $179 at newegg (with free shipping)
( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16828104354 )
1020 is $104 at newegg
( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16828104354 )

The difference between the two seems to be that that the 1022 holds more paper, has a higher dpi, and has a higher ppm. I'll have to keep a look out on both of them and see if I can get a decent deal :p I've always had fairly good luck with HP printers.
 
enginurd said:
You can usually find a Samsung laser printer for around $50 (may be after rebate
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We've got about 20 Samsung laser's in our stores (can't remember the model) and they work quite well for the money. Microcenter usually has pretty good deals.
 
Has anyone had any experience with Brother? I'm looking at this puppy right here, but I'm not too sure how the quality compares to HP.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16828113211

Probably between this and the Laserjet 1022, although between the Brother and the HP, it looks like you can buy nearly identical models that are a little bit slower and hold less paper for cheaper, so I might have to go that route. For example, the differences between the 1020 vs. the 1022 don't seem particularly extreme.
 
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