Printers...Which ones are the best?!

[Oneof2]

I dont know anything about them other than the fact that I have an inkjet that I hate.  It prints good pictures but bad papers. 

Anyone have any suggestions on what I should get?

[princesssnadia]

i had 1 of those really cheap lexmarks like the z22, never had a problem, lasted me all 4 yrs of college, and still works now. had majoy problems with the HP and epson I had

[daven8844x]

I would suggest a monochrome laser printer and keep your inkjet incase you need to do color (assuming it is color).  I just bought a Samsung 1740 on newegg for $75 after mail-in-rebates.  You can also pickup an extra toner (always a good idea) and get $20 off of that with the rebate.  The Samsung I got has gotten good reviews and I figure for $75, it's worth a shot.

By the way, I recommend monochrome because if you get a color laser, all toners must be present in order to print.  So if you just printed a picture and ran out of cyan and desperately need to print a simple black and white outline for your final tomorrow and no stores are open (or if you bought a Dell or something that requires mail-order toner), your screwed.

[ryanjm]

I've heard that laser isn't really that great unless you're printing thousands of pages a month. Modern good quality inkjets print text that is very close to  laser quality and can do nice pictures and graphics. Just do a google search for reviews. pcmagazine.com etc...

[Oneof2]

Thanks everyone!

This looks like a pretty bad ass printer...
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1781517,00.asp?txtZipCode=70115&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpcmag.shopping.com%2FxPC-Canon_PIXMA_MP760%7EPD-24010141%7EFD-6%7Ekworg-24010141%7Ekw-24010141%7Elinkin_id-3063762%7EDMT-1%7EVK-


EDIT: Do you think a multi-function printer is worth the money?

[daven8844x]

I've heard that laser isn't really that great unless you're printing thousands of pages a month. Modern good quality inkjets print text that is very close to  laser quality and can do nice pictures and graphics. Just do a google search for reviews. pcmagazine.com etc...

The problem is (in my experience), inkjets (yes even good quality ones) break...easily.  They have a lot more mechanical parts.  I'm not saying to buy a laser for quality, but for durability and ease of use.  It also is more economical, but I don't really care about that.  Just my thoughts and why I chose laser (plus at $75, you can't beat it).

[Oneof2]

I actually would like a laser printer (for printing papers and such) but it's hard to pass up the inkjets that do so much better with digital photos. Plus, I dont have the room for two printers nor do I want two of them.

[J D]

In my experience, inkjets are perfectly adequate for printing papers (and in law school, I doubt you'll  be printing more than plain text documents; these people are professionals.  I highly doubt they'll be impressed by pretty pictures and borders).  If you decide to go with inkjet, I recommend Canon.  They are fast, do good quality work, and in many cases the black ink cartridges are only $8 (I think $12 or so for color).  The big problem with Epson, HP, and especially Lexmark is that ink is expensive: a black cartride with these could easily be $30 a pop. 

[daven8844x]

In my experience, inkjets are perfectly adequate for printing papers (and in law school, I doubt you'll  be printing more than plain text documents; these people are professionals.  I highly doubt they'll be impressed by pretty pictures and borders).  If you decide to go with inkjet, I recommend Canon.  They are fast, do good quality work, and in many cases the black ink cartridges are only $8 (I think $12 or so for color).  The big problem with Epson, HP, and especially Lexmark is that ink is expensive: a black cartride with these could easily be $30 a pop. 

That's because Canon's cartridges are just ink whereas the others come with a whole new print head.  Eventually, you have to replace the Canon print head too, but I think it is still more economical. 

[princesssnadia]

I agree on the ink think, I think lexmarks are so cheap b/c their ink is the most expensive. HP seems to have the cheapest ink to me, or they  have deals where you get free paper or something. I had alot of problems with Canon too. I've been through many printers. I like the all in ones, they're pretty inexpensive these days, but you might not need to scan or copy things often.