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I'd recommend a color laser for most people, unless they print a pretty high volume. Ink goes bad over time.

• theandrewbailey 3y ago
  Why is a color laser not suitable for high volume? What is "high volume" in this case? (100 pages per week? day?) Laser printers are cheaper than inkjet on a per-page basis.
  • gruez 3y ago
    You're misreading the comment. The parent commenter is trying to say that since ink goes bad over time, it doesn't make sense to use inkjet printers unless you have high print volume to justify it. Therefore, the logical replacement is laser printers, which do not go bad over time (or at least at a much slower rate).
  • acjohnson55 3y ago
    You're correct that if you're printing 100s of pages per week, laser is the way to go. That wasn't really what I was talking about, although I realize I was not very specific. Most people just print a few pages every few weeks, and I'm arguing that those are also good use cases for laser. The upfront cost of laser is pretty low these days. You can often get a color all-in-one laser, with duplexer, for under $200. The sweet spot for ink is somewhere in the middle. Printing regularly, but not high volume.
• hk1337 3y ago
  Honestly, I would say _most_ people could get buy on black and white laser. If you absolutely need or want color then get it.
• Sohcahtoa82 3y ago
  If you're high volume, I'd still go laser. Toner is expensive, yes, but you get far more pages per dollar. AFAIK, the only reason to go inkjet is if you're regularly printing photos, as inkjets typically produce better photos than laser. I probably print 20 pages per year. I bought a Brother monochrome laser printer because I want the convenience of printing from home but got tired of my inkjet cartridges clogging and drying up.