Cheap Colour Laser

[SimpleSi]

I've had a HP2600 die on me and I'm looking to buy a suitable replacement.

Although I understand lifetime cost - other people don't - so I need a cheap capital cost. easy to run, can be setup as shared printer on a w2k3 server without need to sacrific small animals

Any recomendations?

regards

Simon

Simon

[Geoff]

Replace like for like?

HP Color LaserJet 2605dn Printer (Q7822A) specifications - HP Small & Medium Business products

[plexer]

4600 from ebay.

Ben

[nsherin]

We've found Dell 3130cn printers to be pretty good. About £330 to buy if I remember correctly and decent running costs.

The drivers seem to be fuss-free too, which is a bonus - unlike the finicky Epsons that they replaced.

[SimpleSi]

@geoff - the 2605 is discontinued as well AFAIK

£330 is not what my head would call cheap

regards

Simon

[FN-GM]

Give simon from CPLTD a bell he might have an offer on or something.

[Geoff]

@geoff - the 2605 is discontinued as well AFAIK

£330 is not what my head would call cheap

regards

Simon

Ok yes, sorry. In that case the nearest I can see as a replacement is a the CP2020/CP2025

HP Color LaserJet CP2020 Printer series Small & Medium Business

A little expensive, but misco have it listed with a £90 cashback deal.

Hp Colour LaserJet CP2025N Colour Laser Printer - Misco.co.uk

[Potato-Peeler]

A Samsung clp 300?

[K.C.Leblanc]

If you really want cheap have a look at the HP CP1510. We have one used stand alone, but we did test it on our setver and it seemed to work ok. I don't know how much use it gets, but we havn't had any issues with it.

[docboggle]

A Samsung clp 300?

I would say avoid a Samsung CLP 300 at all costs. I bought two to use in our school, a few months apart so not part of the same batch, and they are now both useless. One lasted just over a year (just past the warranty) and the other lasted a year and a half.

Both of them developed the same fault - fading printing on the left hand side. This is due to the imaging drum wearing out. I can understand this after a lot of printing, but one of them was barely used. The imaging drum costs £50 more than I paid for the printer!

[steve_nfi]

How about this?

HP Colour LaserJet CP1515N Colour Laser Printer - Misco.co.uk

I was think along these lines to replace my HP2600's

[CPLTD]

How about this?

HP Colour LaserJet CP1515N Colour Laser Printer - Misco.co.uk

I was think along these lines to replace my HP2600's

Hi Steve,

The CP1515N is far from a good replacement for the HP2600, you will find that there is a bit of bad feedback on the net regarding this model so I would urge you to review this and mabye look at some of the Brother alternative, We have supplied a few CP1515N and have had a few moans and groans about failures and quality,
If you would like any further info on the Brother range be sure to let me know,

[bossman]

Have just purchased a very good mid range colour printer at £380 very good value.
Only drawback is the paper tray only holds 100 sheets at one time although you can get another tray at a later date which holds 500 sheets.

HP Color LaserJet CP3525n Printer (CC469A) specifications - HP Small & Medium Business products

hope this fills the criteria if you need any info as to where we got it then PM me