expireddsuperbatman posted Nov 22, 2024 07:50 PM
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expireddsuperbatman posted Nov 22, 2024 07:50 PM
Canon imageCLASS MF654Cdw Wireless Color All-In-One Laser Printer
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edit: This printer seems reasonable for replacement toner.
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Based on my experience I would not mess around with third party toner. A crappy aftermarket toner can destroy your laser printer. The replacement cost of the printer, especially not on sale, is high. Don't play with fire.
Even though toner costs more than ink cartridges, when you do the math, the price per page is less. So people saying the toner costs more than the printer are making an emotional argument rather than a logical one. With many ink jets, the cost of replacing cartridges is also more than the printer. That's just life.
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This was initially the only practical way to create the latent electrostatic image onto the drums, however alternative, more efficient techniques have been developed later, the most popular consisting in using an LED imaging strip. This does the exact same thing as the laser without the mechanical complexity and reliability issue of the laser and rotating mirror — it just was not technically feasible back in the 1980s when the first consumer laser printers hit the market.
Is it "laser"? No. There is no laser in it. Does it create the picture by electrostatically depositing toner onto the page then fusing it into it with heat? Yes.
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The functionalities are plentiful and once configured, it's bullet proof and works well. My 5 year old figured out how to print her favorite things from her iPad wirelessly and despite over 350 color prints and counting, the starter toner remains at 100% which I find incredible. So far so good. However, there are thousands of reviews that recommend oem toner to extend the life of the printer so if the cost is prohibitive, you may want to look for a monochrome brother printer. All else considered, it's an incredible value and has nearly the same features as our $12k multi function office machine. Just my 2 cents. Feel free to reach out with questions.
Edited to include image quality - let me just say that this is not a photo quality printer so take that as you will. It prints incredibly fast and my daughter's Disney character prints are impressive from what I could tell.
One more edit to discuss how loud the printer is - that part surprised me! It's not a supercharged v8 loud but when it's printing, this thing makes a loud fan noise. This is not a deal breaker for us because it lives in our home office and we print wirelessly to it but I would not advise putting it in a central location where you can hear it, the noise would be distracting. If you can handle that, the value proposition and functionality for the price considerably outweighs the old school UI and fan noise in my opinion.
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If your current machine still detects 3rd party ink be sure to turn off automatic firmware updates just in case.
noun
print·er ˈprin-tər
: one that prints: such as a a person engaged in printing
: a device used for printing especially : a machine for printing from photographic negatives
: a device (such as an inkjet printer) that produces printouts
But seriously, I still print labels and the occaisional greeting card. I think most people fit in that category. Infrequent use, hence why I want to move away from my old Brother inkjet MFC that is constantly throwing errors on the input tray (sensor bad).
Replacing a semi-working inkjet with a laser color is cheaper in the long run. I have to run the clean cycle about every time due the infrequent use as well as some of the cartridges clog and dry out before I have a chance to finish them.
I am concerned about the reviews. I've had Brother printers for the last 20 years no issues other than current one throwing paper feed errors.
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