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Old January 25th 20, 03:37 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware
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Default My HP Deskjet 855C died tonight.



Searching on the internet has resulted in my impression that the best color
laser printer available for home use is the Brother HL-3270CDW, which is a
single-function printer. That it's not a MFP isn't important to me because
I have a good flatbed scanner already.
Does anybody have any comments about this choice, pro or con?
TIA


I have what must be the previous version of the Brother Printer, a
HL-3170CDW, and it has been flawless for the few years I've had it.



I've owned a HL-3140 CW for a few years.
it looks just like the 3170
I do not print any photos at all - I go to Costco.
I do minimal colour printing - but have no complaints about the
print quality when I need colour.
I have replaced the black toner with after-market - at less than
half the cost of Brother brand - it's working fine . Still using the
original colour toners.
The only minor "thing" that I learned - when feeding the paper
into the manual feed slot - make sure that you feel the roller
" tug " the paper - if you don't feel the tug - try again -
or else you get a paper jam. The only other paper feed problem was
once or twice I was at the final 2 sheets in the tray..
When I bought it - an important consideration was toner cartridge
availability and cost - so far so good. My other requirement was
wireless connectivity - it works fine there also.
Anyone needing home-office or photo ? printing would certainly
be looking at a better model anyway eg for 2-sided printing
but this has been perfect for my home use.
John T.