I prefer stand-alone printers and scanners. All of the all-in-one's I've had in the past have been disposable garbage. The auto-feed on the scanner is a nice idea but not something I ever need. And space, although it's a bit tight, isn't at a premium here.

So I've bought a black and white laser printer, shortly followed by a color laser printer. No more fighting ink carts, no more-expensive-than-gold ink. No more clogged heads, no more 3-minute-prints, no smudged ink.

Both of my printers are deals from Woot, refurbished Brother laser printers. I'm not a big printer user, so I have yet to need to buy more toner. But the shelf life on what I have is basically infinite, and I can go a month without making a printout with zero worries about clogged print heads. Printouts are fast and sharp. If I need 10 copies of a form for a meeting, they'll be off the printer before I can get my laptop in the bag.

Just get a cheap laser.


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