Chris Smolinski wrote:
>>  > -----Original Message-----
>>>  From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu On Behalf Of Moses McKnight
>>>  Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 8:38 AM
>>>
>>>  I've been using a brother 5250DN for about a year now and love it.
>>>  Built in duplex, built in ethernet networking, 30 ppm and 1200 dpi
>>>  printing.  I mostly use 600 dpi though.  I do a lot of printing and it
>>>  has not had a glitch yet.  Works perfectly with linux and I get 7000
>>>  page toner cartriges for $40 including shipping.  The printer cost me
>>>  $200 brand new from amazon.com with free shipping.
>>>
>>>  I've been using laser for a number of years now and would never look
>>>  back.  Inkjet costs far more to run and I had many more problems
>>>  with them.
>>>
>> I second this recommendation, I bought a Brother HL-5250DN in October 2006
>> and it works very well. I chose it because the cost per page was the lowest
>> of any brand at the time due to the reasonably priced toner cartridges.
> 
> I'll third it. I bought a HL-5250DN several months ago, after my 

I went along the same line but with the single sided Brother
HL-2070N ($100). It sits quietly generating no heat (a big problem
in my computer room) when not in use. It's not in use most of the
time and I don't have to worry about dried up ink. It tends to
be used a lot all at once then sits for a few weeks. I use both sides
of the paper so I don't worry about waste (I recycle cover sheets
from work too, free draft paper ;-). My printer gets about 1500 pgs
/toner roll and 12000 pgs/drum (it's a two piece system).

I still have access to an inkjet but that cartridge gets pulled,
put into a lunch bag and the air sucked out so I can make it
last a bit longer. Not so sure how well that works.

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