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Once I realized home laser printers were cheap, I switched and it was the best decision on a printer I'll probably ever make. I can get generic toner cartridges for $15-20 that last a long time, don't yell at me if I don't replace according to their schedule, and print black and white super fast.

The printer I bought was a Samsung and cost right around $100. Compare that to my old HP inkjet that cost more than that and required upwards of 5 ink cartridges.

I don't get color printing out of this but I can't recall the last time I needed to print in color. If I want to print photos, it's cheaper and easier to just order them.




Ironically, I bought a cheap Samsung printer (Ml2165W), and I had to flash its firmware to let it accept generic cartridges.

I ended up buying an used, better model, which had more generic toners available.

I hope HP doesn't start doing that crap.


HP already does, in fact, they don't let you refill either, although there are workarounds.




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