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I've been buying toners from www.monoprice.com They are pretty cheap, and I've only had a problem once. On 9/3/2010 1:30 PM, Joseph M. Deming wrote: > Same here, dell printers. Good prices and they're just rebranded > lexmark machines so they are built by people who know printers. We > also use 'inksmile' which is a random online 3rd party printer supply > store and save even more money. We don't use our prints for any > high-quality stuff though, just brochures and small handouts so maybe > we are losing some quality with the cheap ink? Works for us though. > > On 09/03/2010 12:10 PM, Steve Bogdanski wrote: >> We have been moving to purchasing Dell Printers over the last year or >> so. This was done for several reasons: >> - Purchasing HP printers through MSU is a pain and took 1-2 months to >> arrive >> - Toner/Ink was always expensive >> - Warranty for only one year and it was pretty crappy anyway >> Will Dell we get the units as fast as we get computers, their support >> is way more helpful and you can get warranties for up to 5 years. >> Also if something is wrong they will send the part and/or a tech to >> fix it in a day or two, whereas HP wanted us to pay to ship the whole >> unit to them and then be without it if for weeks. >> >> -Steve Bogdanski >> >>> On 9/3/2010 at 11:50 AM, "Kramer, Jack" <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote: >> Looking for opinions on laser printer vendors – need to replace an >> older HP Laserjet and was looking for something a little less spendy >> in terms of upkeep over its lifespan. The Brother HL-5370DWT looks >> promising – dual paper trays and low-cost consumables – but the >> comparable HP, the P2055dn, has a larger RAM compliment and a >> slightly faster page-per-minute rating. My big concern with the HP is >> that consumables are $160 a pop for the high-capacity cartridges, >> while the Brother unit takes larger cartridges that run $80 or less. >> >> Does anyone else on campus use non-HP printers? >> ---- >> Jack Kramer >> Computer Systems Specialist >> University Relations, Michigan State University >> w: 517-884-1231 / c: 248-635-4955 >> >