Color laser printers: recommendations please

[Katelin]

I am in the market to purchase a high quality color laser printer.
My first mark is that is produces high quality color.
Second mark: Not too expensive for toners, both black and color.
Third: average PPM, color.
Fourth: Cost per page to go no higher than 11 cents for photo quality output.

I have looked at Dell and HP.

Any laser users willing to discuss pros and cons and what you would buy if price was under $2,000.

Thank!
Katelin

 

[huntr1]

When our inkjet all in 1 died, we moved up to laser. Bought the Cannon All in 1 they sell at Staples.

Should have bought the HP. HP is more user friendly as far as settings go. But I would have needed to shop around to find an HP all in 1 color laser that printed double sided.

Problem with the Cannon is operator error. The DPI / color saturation on the Cannon setting is too low. It can be changed. I figured out how to do it once. Now I cannot remember how I did it, and it only worked for the job I was printing at the time. It defaulted back to a low resolution or "draft like" setting after I printed that job.

Since you want photo quality, do not get the Cannon.

 

[Katelin]

When our inkjet all in 1 died, we moved up to laser. Bought the Cannon All in 1 they sell at Staples.

Should have bought the HP. HP is more user friendly as far as settings go. But I would have needed to shop around to find an HP all in 1 color laser that printed double sided.

Problem with the Cannon is operator error. The DPI / color saturation on the Cannon setting is too low. It can be changed. I figured out how to do it once. Now I cannot remember how I did it, and it only worked for the job I was printing at the time. It defaulted back to a low resolution or "draft like" setting after I printed that job.

Since you want photo quality, do not get the Cannon.

Thanks Hunter...I also forgot to ask about "2 sided" printing. I don't need an All-in-One, as I have a great scanner and do not need a fax.

I am looking to purchase in January .....

 

[huntr1]

Thanks Hunter...I also forgot to ask about "2 sided" printing. I don't need an All-in-One, as I have a great scanner and do not need a fax.

I am looking to purchase in January .....

Glad to be of help. We have limited space, so the all-in-1 is a requirement for us.

 

[GWguy]

I am in the market to purchase a high quality color laser printer.
My first mark is that is produces high quality color.
Second mark: Not too expensive for toners, both black and color.
Third: average PPM, color.
Fourth: Cost per page to go no higher than 11 cents for photo quality output.

I have looked at Dell and HP.

Any laser users willing to discuss pros and cons and what you would buy if price was under $2,000.

Thank!
Katelin

Lasers just don't have the same high output as a photo-quality inkjet. Go to Staples.com and look at the color laser specs, then compare with the inkjet.

It's a huge tradeoff, very high picture resolution (inkjet), or low cost per page (laser).

 

[bcp]

Hunter, try clicking on the print setup and looking for the quality options. You should be able to click the higher quality and leave it as your default.