[mdlug] Inexpensive printer recommendation

[Raymond McLaughlin]

Peter Bart wrote:
> On Wed, 2008-09-24 at 18:49 -0400, R. Kannan wrote:
>> Thanks for all the recommendations. It looks like I am better off getting a laser printer but I am worried about the price and capacity of the cartridges. Also whether to go for b/w or color.
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>> Brother HL-4040CN is on sale in Staples for $250. Does this printer work with the variety of OSs that I have on my network (Linux, Windows Vista & Windows XP). BTW, I have a networked print server and so I don't need networking built in. How much does the brother cartridge cost??
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> 	It does work with openSUSE 10.3. I'll check tonight as to the cost of
> toner cartridges and what my documentation says re MS. I do remember
> comparing to an HP color laser and seeing that I could get toner for
> less for a comparable capacity cartridge. I would go b/w unless you
> absolutely need color. You'll save on the purchase and then of course
> you'll only need to stock one b/w cartridge vs several different color
> cartridges at about the same price each.

Since the color cartridges keep so well, couldn't you selectively print 
in black an white except when you re lly want color?