Home Laser Printers - hunting for ones that use generic ink cartridges (1 Viewer)

[Binky The Doormat]

We are looking to replace our 2nd printer and my research is getting no where fast. 

About 7 years ago we went upper class and bought a high-end quality, fast laser printer - like $800.  It lasted fairly well but the print quality started to degrade after a while and the cartridges were brutally expensive - it was around $80 per color barrel or so to replace them.   

We ditched that one and got an Epson Workforce pro 4630 ...much less expensive, but it still hoses us on the cartridges - won't take discount ones and is always reading "low".  Print quality was never close to the other one and hasn't gotten almost unusable - when it chooses to work.

We gotta get another laser printer - decent print quality (not printing out high-res pictures) and uses discount ink cartridges without the hassle of having to "hack" stuff.  

Any good advice out there FBGs?  

 

[Mr. Ected]

Have you looked into replacing the 'drum' of the printer?

 

[Ron Swanson]

I've had good luck with the Brother DCP multifunction line and it uses generic cartridges.  Not a heavy duty print user though.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Have you looked into replacing the 'drum' of the printer?

makes sense - but I have no desire to do this.  

 

[Mr. Ected]

Have you looked into replacing the 'drum' of the printer?

makes sense - but I have no desire to do this.  

It usually is just a cartridge similar to a toner. Just below it in the printer. Not that hard.

I have 2 laser printers, one is a HP LaserJet 200 Color Printer it's wireless, so it is easily available from all 'devices'.

We also have an older Brother MFC 7360N, that is B&W and has a scanner with a document feeder.

 

[flranger]

I have 2 laser printers, one is a HP LaserJet 200 Color Printer it's wireless, so it is easily available from all 'devices'.

I also have the HP LaserJet Pro 200 color M251nw.  It's been a good one and accepts generic cartridges (which I order on ebay).

 

[shuke]

Don't they make generic ink cartridges for pretty much any printer now?

I have a Canon MG7520 for like $100.  Bought the Canon ink for a while but then realized it would just be cheaper to buy a new printer with the 6 different inks loaded.  Switched to generic a while back and don't see any difference in quality.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Don't they make generic ink cartridges for pretty much any printer now?

I have a Canon MG7520 for like $100.  Bought the Canon ink for a while but then realized it would just be cheaper to buy a new printer with the 6 different inks loaded.  Switched to generic a while back and don't see any difference in quality.

It is my understanding that several of the major brands of printers will not "read" the cartridges and/or won't print with the generic cartridges.  

 

[shuke]

It is my understanding that several of the major brands of printers will not "read" the cartridges and/or won't print with the generic cartridges.  

That's what they want you to think.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

That's what they want you to think.

we bought some stupid printer ...will check on the model - I'm going to force feed generic cartridges down it's damn throat.