Warning: High per page printing cost (HP Laserjet 1100)

Member Name: Charles Herbert

Product:	HP Laserjet 1100
Date:	28/06/00 (4160 review reads)
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Advantages: Good design

Disadvantages: High cost per page for a laser printer

When buying a laser printer look hard at the cost per page. This is where laser printers work out much cheaper over the long-run than ink-jets if you are a significant user.

There is also a big difference between laser printers. I looked quite carefully at the HP Laserjet 1100 -- very attractive little thing it is too.

However, the drums are quite pricey and get used up relatively quickly. The result is that the print cost per page is 2 or 3 times as high as other laser printers.

So I brought a Brother. It has the advantage that the toner (the cheap bit) is separate to the drum (the expensive bit) which helps keep the cost of printing down considerably.

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