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Best black and white multi function machine


Marie

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Was using a Kyocera 2540.  now it's crunching paper, shading terrible and just causing too much trouble for this time of the years.  It is a 42page output.  off brand toner was reasonable.  3 years old  Is it worth calling a repairman?  probably not

Any suggestions on good machines?  

 

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I've always used HP printers. They've been my workhorses for decades. But my current IT guy likes Brother, saying at the lower price points Brother is better than HP. So, I have a Brother laser, very fast, black & white printer for tax returns. I still have a very old HP color multi function machine for everything else; it was actually a freebie from a client who upgraded. See what prices you find on Amazon and what sales you find in your local Staples/office supply stores.

By the way, my oldest HP, which still was going strong, had an off brand cyan toner explode inside it. It was from the mid-90s so didn't seem worth the time to clean it out or the expense to have it professionally cleaned/repaired. I've gone back to HP and Brother toners!

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My hand-me-down all-in-one is HP Officejet Pro 8500 Premier. I do love it. Look for whatever their newest version is.

I've had Brother all-in-ones in the past, all of which died young; but my IT guy feels Brother has improved a lot over the years, especially in the more affordable price ranges.

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6 Brother Laser printers here.  Use to use HP since the original HP LaserJet III (1990).  Damn Im getting old !!  But switched to Brother about 4 years ago. Anyway the Brothers are cheap to operate.  We use generic toner cartridges and drums from LD Products.  Never any issue.  8,000 page toner cartridge is only $19.99

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Brother MFC-8890 DW here.  Can't say there's never been issues, but only once have I needed a repair person, to replace.... some part that needs to be replaced every 5+ years.  LOL.  It does seem to be overheating lately - but who can blame it, during tax season? - but if it goes I'll replace it with the same model, or close to it. 

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Lower priced machines have drums which only last xx,xxx copies before they have to be replaced which can be expensive.

One of my clients was sold a lower priced HP.

The drum didn't even last 20,000 copies, then the drum replacement cost was about 60% of the original purchase price. :(

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My Canon multi-function is basically a monochrome printer with a couple of bells and whistles that rarely see use. My scanner is an ancient Kodak i1120 duplex scanner that is fabulous. Main printer is an HP color laser. But sometimes I just want fast monochrome that I can grab from where I sit; that's the Canon. Plus it will fax and copy, and on rare occasion I'll use it to scan.

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