I'll chime in on the Samsung ML-1710. There's a newer model out now but
I bought at Fry's for $99. The starter cartridge sucked through. 200
pages then dead and a replacement was $70 but it's fast and prints
Linux/Mac. I setup a $50 printer server (some Buffalo brand return at
Fry's) and works like a champ.
FoulDragon@aol.com wrote:
> Well, I've been happy with my Samsung ML-1210, bought probably 2.5
> years ago at Fry's (at the time it was 150 USD - 50 rebate = 100).
>
> I haven't finished my way through the starter cartridge packed in
> (rated 1000 pages) but note that online dealers have replacements
> (rated 2500) for 40 to 60 USD depending on if remanufactured or new.
>
> However, the model's long gone. I saw one at the Goodwill recently,
> almost got it for a spare cartridge, but the cart was gone. I think
> Samsung now offers better models (15 or more ppm versus 12, and the
> design's more enclosed-- on the 1210, the paper sits out, and the
> output tray's vertical so it collects dirt which can't get replaced)
>
> HP also makes (made?) a low-end laser, at the time it was a $200
> competitor with the $175 ML-1210; it was a Winprinter.
>
> I know Brother makes an inexpensive laser, but Brother lasers often
> have a seperate drum and toner cartridge. The toner's cheap but after
> like 20000 pages the drum goes and it's a "cheaper to throw the
> printer away" replacement.
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