Hi all,
I am planning to buy a new All-in-one Laser multifunction printer for home use. I did some market research and found Samsung and HP to have the best price-performance devices.
I am basically a home user (100 pages in a month) and am tired of getting my inkjet cartridges refilled every 4-6 weeks; so I decided its time to get a laser printer. My budget is 10K(max)
These are the products I have in mind:
One of my main concerns is the cost of a laser toner cartridge. In all probability, I will go for a refill, instead of buying a new one. I read that some of the Samsung printer models make use of some chip in the cartridge that will make the printer show a "toner empty" error despite getting a refill. I also read that this has a workaround with some firmware upgrade / resistor shorting stuff .. which I'm clearly not inclined on doing. Do the HP / Canon toner cartridges have such limitations? If yes, please suggest some budget all-in-one mono laser devices that allow for easy toner refil, and where I don't have to worry about short-circuiting some chip, etc. Clearly, I dont intend to spend 3K on new toner every year!:ashamed:
Suggestions are welcome
I am planning to buy a new All-in-one Laser multifunction printer for home use. I did some market research and found Samsung and HP to have the best price-performance devices.
I am basically a home user (100 pages in a month) and am tired of getting my inkjet cartridges refilled every 4-6 weeks; so I decided its time to get a laser printer. My budget is 10K(max)
These are the products I have in mind:
- Samsung SCX 4300
- Samsung SCX 3201
- Samsung SCX 4500
- Canon imageCLASS MF4320d Laser Printer
- HP M1005 Print Scan Copy Laser Printer
One of my main concerns is the cost of a laser toner cartridge. In all probability, I will go for a refill, instead of buying a new one. I read that some of the Samsung printer models make use of some chip in the cartridge that will make the printer show a "toner empty" error despite getting a refill. I also read that this has a workaround with some firmware upgrade / resistor shorting stuff .. which I'm clearly not inclined on doing. Do the HP / Canon toner cartridges have such limitations? If yes, please suggest some budget all-in-one mono laser devices that allow for easy toner refil, and where I don't have to worry about short-circuiting some chip, etc. Clearly, I dont intend to spend 3K on new toner every year!:ashamed:
Suggestions are welcome
