rjweb Posted August 9, 2022 Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 Sorry but checked through the forums for a printer that someone posted before a long time ago, I believe it was a brother printer, if anyone remembers it please let me know, or if you have another suggestion for a good all around printer. My printer finally died, thx RJ OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barb.j.enders Posted August 9, 2022 Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 I have a Brother printer. No complaints on it. It uses a toner cartridge, so it is only black print. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneMahler Posted August 9, 2022 Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 I have a Brother Laser. No real complaints with it other then the little screen on the front is not back lit so it's hard to read. Toner Cartridges' last a good while and much cheaper to operate then an inkjet. My Model number is MFC-L2707DW . OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sycamore67 Posted August 9, 2022 Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 I have a couple Brother laser printers and very happy with them. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted August 9, 2022 Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) It was probably me who posted. I bought a color all-in-one Brother laser printer on Amazon a few years back. It was on sale at the time at about $225. Believe it or not I'm still using the starter cartridges that came with it. I found a youtube video that explains how to override the "out-of-ink" warning that they build into the printer. I don't do much color printing so I bought a black cartridge that just sits waiting. My printer is discontinued but for sake of info the model number is MFC-9130CW. I'd buy it again. If anybody is interested, here is the link to the Youtube video on how to override the empty cartridge warning. They want you to think that you need to buy a new cartridge but you probably don't need one. This works on many different models. Edited August 9, 2022 by OCtoolguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankEV Posted August 9, 2022 Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 The Epson ET-16600 Ink jet is a good choice. Has ink tanks and can print up to Super B ( 13"x19"). Not cheap but is a great printer. I purchased mine from Office Max. Might want to check it out. John B and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new2woodwrk Posted August 9, 2022 Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 I've been using/buying HP laser printers for the past 35 years - they are built to last. In fact the ones I am currently using are 14 years old and my first HP last me just under 25 years! Laser toner is very inexpensive as well. I do have a Brother multi-printer but since it uses ink cartridges I only use it for scanning. I'm not a fan of ink printers - they clog up and run out of ink very quickly. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted August 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 Thx for all the info, Ray yes I believe you are the one that posted the laser printer, thx again RJ OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted August 9, 2022 Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 1 hour ago, rjweb said: Thx for all the info, Ray yes I believe you are the one that posted the laser printer, thx again RJ I just checked on Amazon and as I said, mine is discontinued. Somebody has a used one on there for sale for only $1000. Yuck yuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted August 10, 2022 Report Share Posted August 10, 2022 I have an Epson ET2850 and really like it. It is super economical to print with because you don't have to buy cartridges. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crupiea Posted August 10, 2022 Report Share Posted August 10, 2022 I have a brother color laser printer. Had it for years and it works great. Dont see the same model for sale anymore though. Cost me about $150. Bit pricey but the cartridges, a full set of two black and all the colors costs about $45 off brand. They work as good as the more expensive brother kinds. They also print out close to 1,000 pages. I pretty much print everything I want. Print a lot of patterns and if its off by 1/4" or so, will just resize it and print it again. Dont like that one just print it again and again until i get it just right. Before I had the regular cheapo printer i would just toss it when it ran out of ink as the ink is so ridiculously expensive. The black and white laser ones are just as good. i dont really need to print in color. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted August 10, 2022 Report Share Posted August 10, 2022 My last printer was a Epson large format printer, can't remember the model. It did "okay" for printing.. my biggest complaint about it was if it set for more than a few days the print head had to go through the "cleaning" process to work correctly and of coarse I wouldn't know it until I printed my paper and only half of it printed so not only waste ink but paper too, LOL.. Then it'd use a crap ton of ink to "purge" / clean the print head... My current printer is a Brother HL-L2390DW.. It's just a cheapy laser printer that is only black and white.. I do a fair amount of printing with printing receipts for my orders I get and also patterns etc.. easily $200 a year in ink for my old printer. This current one I blew through the toner ink whatever it's called for laser printers fairly quick and I was a bit concerned about it not being much if any cheaper thank my inkjet printer was.. but once I replaced the one that it came with.. I've been on this first replacement for a long time and it showing I have only used up about 50% of it.. I'll be upgrading it to a color laser printer for sure, I thought I could do without the colors but forgot about how I like to print the outline lines red for my patterns.. so my biggest complaint is that it's not a color printer and my second complaint is that it's not a large format.. while I didn't use the larger format papers often it sure was handy to have with my old printer. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted August 10, 2022 Report Share Posted August 10, 2022 49 minutes ago, kmmcrafts said: My last printer was a Epson large format printer, can't remember the model. It did "okay" for printing.. my biggest complaint about it was if it set for more than a few days the print head had to go through the "cleaning" process to work correctly and of coarse I wouldn't know it until I printed my paper and only half of it printed so not only waste ink but paper too, LOL.. Then it'd use a crap ton of ink to "purge" / clean the print head... My current printer is a Brother HL-L2390DW.. It's just a cheapy laser printer that is only black and white.. I do a fair amount of printing with printing receipts for my orders I get and also patterns etc.. easily $200 a year in ink for my old printer. This current one I blew through the toner ink whatever it's called for laser printers fairly quick and I was a bit concerned about it not being much if any cheaper thank my inkjet printer was.. but once I replaced the one that it came with.. I've been on this first replacement for a long time and it showing I have only used up about 50% of it.. I'll be upgrading it to a color laser printer for sure, I thought I could do without the colors but forgot about how I like to print the outline lines red for my patterns.. so my biggest complaint is that it's not a color printer and my second complaint is that it's not a large format.. while I didn't use the larger format papers often it sure was handy to have with my old printer. Kev, when you get the "out of toner" warning give my video a look. The printers count the number of print jobs and at a certain number they think they're outta ink. Do a reset and keep on going. Like I said, I'm sti on my starter cartridge. kmmcrafts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted August 10, 2022 Report Share Posted August 10, 2022 Two things I would like in my next printer is 1) a color printer and 2) dual paper trays.. one tray for regular paper and a second tray for my full sheet shipping labels to print my patterns on.. right now I have to open up the paper tray for every time I print a pattern.. I no longer print my shipping labels with my big printer though so the second thing would be a nice feature but not as necessary as it once was.. LOL. I bought a small dedicated label printer a Dymo 450XL.. had it for about 3-4 years now and would be lost without that thing. It's a thermal printer so no ink to fuss with.. You do have to buy special rolls of the labels but there are aftermarket on eBay that work well and less than half the branded ones. If I only made small stuff (ie ornaments and keychains etc) I could almost do without a printer.. I have at times printed my patterns on the little 4 x 6 self stick labels from that little Dymo printer, LOL OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted August 10, 2022 Report Share Posted August 10, 2022 I have 2 printers both are inkjet. 1 is a brother MFCJ8920DW which has dual trays A3 and A4. I did think of getting a laser, but now I only use it for patterns and very little else.. The other in Epson XP720A4. This is super quality and prints on printable CD, DVD etc. I use generic inks so they are both pretty cheap to run. Probably both are discontinued now, but have been good machines. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadBob Posted August 11, 2022 Report Share Posted August 11, 2022 I have two printers. An Epson photo printer that has not been used in years. It is an inkjet, and it costs too much to operate. It got shelved when I did the math and figured out it was cheaper to have CVS print the occasional photo. The second is a Brother HL3170CDW color laser printer. I print everything with it, shipping and Address labels, patterns, packing slips, and targets. It would be nice to have a second or third tray, but they are costly. The last I checked, trays cost almost as much as the printer. I would like to have a dedicated label printer. However, the math does not work for my situation. It costs me less than a penny to print a shipping label, and my volume is low. Zebra has one that I liked and almost bought until I discovered it did not have a wired ethernet port. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimmerstutzen Posted August 11, 2022 Report Share Posted August 11, 2022 Had an early Brother laser printer, slow, but did everything. Fax included. It lasted through a lot of use, almost 17 yrs before I couldn't get toner cartridges any more, had the old cartridge refilled a couple times. I was always an HP loyal guy. My HP b&w laser all in ones did everything and more. But my 1217 HP tanked a couple months back. Mrs. bought a liquid cartridge copier, fax, scanner, does colors, does two sided copies, all kinds of fancy stuff, ok BUT, it doesn't reduce or enlarge Went back and talked to the Salesman, he said I am supposed to use computer for that. Never had to in all these years. Now I have to figure that out. I tried to look for one comparable to my now tanked all in one 1217, but can't find any for less than $300. The one that just tanked was $139.00 just six years ago. Now I have to figure out how to use the computer to reduce and enlarge. It was so much easier on the printer. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted August 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2022 Thx for all your suggestions, I am still scratching my head but with your help I can figure it out, RJ OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted August 11, 2022 Report Share Posted August 11, 2022 42 minutes ago, rjweb said: Thx for all your suggestions, I am still scratching my head but with your help I can figure it out, RJ K.I.S.S. My rule to live by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eplfan2011 Posted August 11, 2022 Report Share Posted August 11, 2022 I had to buy a new printer about 8 months ago, I picked up a canon MF641C wireless printer/scanner/copier which is a lazer for about $299. My wife does a lot of printing at home and it hasn't missed a beat. OCtoolguy and John B 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted August 11, 2022 Report Share Posted August 11, 2022 4 hours ago, Eplfan2011 said: I had to buy a new printer about 8 months ago, I picked up a canon MF641C wireless printer/scanner/copier which is a lazer for about $299. My wife does a lot of printing at home and it hasn't missed a beat. That sounds like a pretty good deal. With the high inflation, everything is more expensive. Our cable t.v. went up $30/month this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eplfan2011 Posted August 11, 2022 Report Share Posted August 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, OCtoolguy said: That sounds like a pretty good deal. With the high inflation, everything is more expensive. Our cable t.v. went up $30/month this year. Just got rid of our TV package, put up a antenna for the local TV and subscribe to a few streaming services. John B and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Eplfan2011 said: Just got rid of our TV package, put up a antenna for the local TV and subscribe to a few streaming services. I'm thinking of cutting the cable and going with Fubo. I'll use Frontier for our high-speed internet. Fubo has everything we need plus unlimited cloud storage for $80/mo. We subscribe to Netflix & Prime plus a couple of others. We are tv junkies. Live Brit tv. Far better than U.S. Edited August 12, 2022 by OCtoolguy John B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eplfan2011 Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 15 minutes ago, OCtoolguy said: I'm thinking of cutting the cable and going with Fubo. I'll use Frontier for our high-speed internet. Fubo has everything we need plus unlimited cloud storage for $80/mo. We subscribe to Netflix & Prime plus a couple of others. We are tv junkies. Live Brit tv. Far better than U.S I live in the sticks, but luckily I've got a 600mps connection, Netflix, prime, paramount + and peacock, the last 2 mainly for football ( I'm English lol moved here 20yrs ago but you can't take the football out of a Brit ) any thing else I need to watch = VPN sharkshack if you want a recommendation and a tiny computer running Kodi Stremio etc. Agree on you taste in TV. John B and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadBob Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 I did a quick look around and didn't have any trouble finding a black only laser printer for under $100. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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