Home printers for people who don't print much.

I occasionally have to print off bids and go over them with customers but this happens maybe once a month if not less. Everytime I have to print something with my printer it looks like shit due to clogged/dry print heads or whatever. So anybody in a similar situation that can recommend a printer?

 

Laser instead of inkjet

 

And AirPrint for printing direct from your phone/tablet.

Brother is all I buy anymore.

 

Also, sometimes you get a rebate on your OLD printer. Maybe check in to that.

 

I mainly have brother here at work now too.

 

ive had the Brother DCP-L2540 for ~18months now and use it infrequently. it was cheap and it works every single time. its only B&W but i really havent needed color for anything.

 

Thanks all, color would be nice just because of logos on the quotes and what not.

 

I got a refurbished Ricoh SP C250DN (color) for $70 a little over a year ago. At that price, it is a disposable. I think the toner costs more than the printer.

Just checked, now they are $129.

 

+1 on the BW laser. I also get the cheap refill dust from amazon and just keep filling it up. works like a champ for 3+ years of in-frequent printing.

 

I don’t typically buy Dell but I had a rebate for about $50 and picked up a laser jet with wireless printing for around $60 out of pocket. Seamless setup and toner is about $18 via Amazon. I’m pleased.

 

I tried an ink jet a while back, but ink drying/clogging was a pain. I agree laser printer is the way to go. Got one last year at a Black Friday sale, and been very pleased. Still on original toners.

 

Ink jet solvent based. Print head is similar to open paint cans. If you keep dumping paint out it won't clog (print daily) miss several days good chance one or more ports in the head will clog.
Laser is a dry powder electronically transferred to the paper and fused with heat.

For infrequent printing, laser is the only way to go. There are two down sides to laser, one is toner cartridges can go bad with bad storage as in heat, and moisture over long periods can be an issue, Take a stack of laser printed papers, stick them together and leave in hot car. They can fuse to each other as the toner goes liquid, ink jet won't but inkjet will run with water.

I tell customers, pay now or later. Now is laser, later is ink jet.
Unless you have to have color, B+W is the way to go, toner costs not to mention the consumables in color laser jets can be nuts.
One high end customer had some of his paper pre printed with the logo, used it for his proposals. Worked when he needed to impress.