Chris Wilson Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Looking for a good used laser printer. Can be biggish, but must be commercial quality, I am sick and tired of cheap ink jets that clog, put stripes on things, break down and cost a packet for consumables. If it was a colour laser I'd be very happy, but B&W would do. Will pay cash, cheque, bank transfer or Paypal, and arrange collection. Will also swap for pads, cat pipe, or discount off more expensive stuff depending on value. Must use sensibly priced consumables though! WHY? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heckler Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 i bought a b&w laser for 60 new from ebuyer. i use it for all my PCB work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted March 27, 2008 Author Share Posted March 27, 2008 My old canon LBP4+ has given good service, something similar, but colour would be ideal. I bought a brand new Epson C86 a bit ago. I asked if it could possibly be any good for the price and was told yes, it's a POS in my opinion IMO a good printer is one where it's so heavy you work up a sweat getting it into the car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Wouldn't say full-on commercial quality, but the Samsung CLP-300 colour laser only set me back £120 and it does for light office style usage. (Staples) http://www.staples.co.uk/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?Description=UK_CL_Laser+Printers&CatIds=21797,89060,21852&webid=382484&affixedcode=WW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkirby Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 not sure how much they are now but i used to sell the oki printers which were pretty cheap to run and amazing quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jarl Ayari Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 We have 5 OKI 5200N printers at work, excellent quality and you should be able to get one pretty cheap now... As they superceded it to the C5250N Regards Andi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShamelessTT Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 The most important thing with Laser printers is to look at is the refil / toner prices, lets face it you can get a decent unit for £60 (Some of the basic HP's) but the prices of the toners are like £50 or something, which means its almost cheaper to buy a new unit. Im currently using here a Colour HP 2600n (its also network sharing) , its excellent but refils are expensive. (Mind you i dont print much, so its lasting ages and ages!) Mines a model up, and with network, but for the money id say this one sounds good. Depends if you likely to really print 1000's of sheets.... http://www.ebuyer.com/product/118901 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonshaw_uk Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 i second the hp 2600n - excellent quality i got about 10 of these on our site at work the only major difference between the 2600 and 2600n is the built in jet direct card which is a good addition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Beware of buying anything old. You could end up needing fusers, drums and toner - in which case you might as well have bought a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I bought a brand new Epson C86 a bit ago. I asked if it could possibly be any good for the price and was told yes, That wasn't me was it? I've never liked Epson ink jets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I have a B&W Samsung ML-1510 sitting around doing nothing as I upgraded to a SCX-4725FN all in one jobby. The ML-1510 works fine and is pretty quick, let me know if you are interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonball Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Great thread - thanks Chris as really need one myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Beware of buying anything old. You could end up needing fusers, drums and toner - in which case you might as well have bought a new one. Totally agree. Im also not sure you want a commercial model as when they break they can cost $$$ to fix. That wasn't me was it? I've never liked Epson ink jets. I agree never liked Epson, Cannon are ok but HP in my opnion do the best. I actually suggest sticking with a desktop / laser printer designed for the home. My HP at home, is plug in and out on cartridges no faffing around lining up or anything and does nothing but photo quality prints. From http://www.svp.co.uk All 6 cartridges (5 colour 1 black) can be replaced for £25 and never had a bad line from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted March 27, 2008 Author Share Posted March 27, 2008 That wasn't me was it? I've never liked Epson ink jets. No Pete, it wasn't you PC World, I was desperate for a printer NOW, and I was in Manchester. I should have known better, the Epson I had before it lasted less than a year. The Canon LBP4+ has lasted at least 15 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 PC World. Tsk! I'm only a phone call away you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 This is the spare one I have sitting here :- http://images.ciao.com/ide/images/products/normal/240/product-2474240.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonball Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Wez I would be interested if Chris isn't... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I will keep you posted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADL Mark Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I picked up an HP Colour LaserJet 4550 from eBay last week for £45. Only done 55k prints, fuser and imaging unit only half used. Needs a couple of toners refilled as they're showing 0% but still prints out fine. Weighs 60Kg, so you definitely break a sweat getting it in and out of the car. Brought it home in the girlfriend's ST205 Celica, was amusing getting 60Kg of printer over the rear strut brace to sit on the back seat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts