Best Printer: Canon, Epson or HP? 3k Maximum Budget

[Jun aka Pekto]

Brother printer owners, could you give an assessment of their printers (quality and durability)?

Been thinking of getting a MFP (printer, scanner, copier) for a small office I put up with a friend. Right now we are using space from a serviced office provider. Brother seemingly has good prices. I don't know lang regarding the price of their ink cartridges.

Will be using it for office documents and marketing collateral.

Thanks!

We have a Brother DCP-L2520DW Multi-Function Laser Printer. It cost us $158. Image quality for general print jobs (eg documents) are excellent. We don't use it for photos or images.

The toner cartridge that originally came with the printer was good for only a few hundred pages. We bought a set of two compatible Rosewill toner cartridges for $21.98. They're good for a total of 5200 pages. We bought them back in November 2017. We're still using the first toner cartridge up to now. No clogs, no smears, no malfunctions. If we still used an inkjet printer during the same time frame, we would have bought a significant quantity of ink cartridges with each set at ~$35.

I still have an old HP Deskjet F4180 inkjet printer where the print head is on the ink cartridge, just in case. But, I find it cheaper to go to Wal-Mart and print color stuff there.

Oh. We also went for long periods without printing. No problem. Toner cartridges contain something more like powder. There's no ink that will dry up and clog.

[KingoftheNorth]

We have a Brother DCP-L2520DW Multi-Function Laser Printer. It cost us $158. Image quality for general print jobs (eg documents) are excellent. We don't use it for photos or images.

The toner cartridge that originally came with the printer was good for only a few hundred pages. We bought a set of two compatible Rosewill toner cartridges for $21.98. They're good for a total of 5200 pages. We bought them back in November 2017. We're still using the first toner cartridge up to now. No clogs, no smears, no malfunctions. If we still used an inkjet printer during the same time frame, we would have bought a significant quantity of ink cartridges with each set at ~$35.

Thanks for the inputs, bro. Think I'll get one later since we started office operations already. I found a Brother MFP with WiFi in Office Warehouse for around P9k.

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[badkuk]

OK ba yung HP 2676? Is it a relatively new model?

[dr. d]

Thanks for the inputs, bro. Think I'll get one later since we started office operations already. I found a Brother MFP with WiFi in Office Warehouse for around P9k.

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i bought the no-wifi model.
ngayon, nagsisisi ako at dapat with wifi na yung binili ko.
ah well...
everyone has perfect hindsight...

[KingoftheNorth]

i bought the no-wifi model.
ngayon, nagsisisi ako at dapat with wifi na yung binili ko.
ah well...
everyone has perfect hindsight...

MFP din, doc? Inkjet or laser?

[llpoint20]

I bought the Canon Pixma G1010 for my daughter last two months at 5k with free 500GC. Original price at 5,395 pesos.

Printer only with affordable refillable ink.

Sulit naman at maganda quality ng printing and it can also print photos on photo paper with good quality.

[dr. d]

MFP din, doc? Inkjet or laser?

inkjet lang. we just warn the guys "not to wet the document".
we oldsters call it 3-in-1. printer, copier, scanner.
our old unit was a hp psc. printer, scanner, copier. the ink was getting more expensive and more difficult to find.

[Jun aka Pekto]

The Brother DCP-L2520DW. The WiFi works fine along with automatic duplex printing, other types of two-sided printing, +25 pages per minute. The scanning and copying functions also work fine.

The lack of inks that can dry and clog print heads and/or cleaning requirements brought peace of mind. I might take the toner cartridge out and shake it to get the last bits of powder. But, that's it.

[_Cathy_]

I want to get an HP but I don't know what model. Ideally with a scanner and copier. I know my 3k will not be enough anymore.

I bought a printer in the US but I had to return it because my friends said that it might get broken when I ship it. Also, it was too bulky kasi.

That was only USD53.01! Pasok na pasok sa P3k budget

7 years and I still don't have a printer



Yung ganyan sana

[dr. d]

I want to get an HP but I don't know what model. Ideally with a scanner and copier. I know my 3k will not be enough anymore.

I bought a printer in the US but I had to return it because my friends said that it might get broken when I ship it. Also, it was too bulky kasi.

That was only USD53.01! Pasok na pasok sa P3k budget

7 years and I still don't have a printer



Yung ganyan sana

we have a brother dcp j100, since 2018. we like it. cheaper ink.
we used to have a hp 3-in-1 whose ink cost a small arm.

[_Cathy_]

Like how much?

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[sean-archer]

If we talk of inkjets, Epson with CIS is my bet

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[box_type]

i've tried all of them (ink based) canon, epson, hp, brother, lexmark basta sub 3K they don't last 2 yrs, 3 yrs max na yun, minsan nga 1 yr pa lang sira na, eto pa kicker... pag nasira tapon na, kase most of the time mas mahal pa magpa repair kesa bumili ka ng bago

[_Cathy_]

So what should I get then? Bihira ako mag print, baka once a month lang or even less

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[yubby24]

Suggest you get those with CIS. mas mababa chance matuyuan ng ink kung di ganun kadalas magpi-print. I have a traditional 3-in-1 printer na de-cartridge. Hassle magrefill at messy. I don't think meron nga lang na around 3k.

[_Cathy_]

Anong price range?

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[yubby24]

Anong price range?

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Kita ko to, for P4,600.

[_Cathy_]

^Thanks

Gusto ko sana may copier and scanner, kasi wala na halos mga shops where you can pay to copy or print What if I print just anything once a week?

[sean-archer]

^Thanks

Gusto ko sana may copier and scanner, kasi wala na halos mga shops where you can pay to copy or print What if I print just anything once a week?

I'm afraid L120 has no scanner. It's CIS is very practical though. What I do is I just installed a scanner app to my smart phone and beam files to my laptop.

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[dr. d]

brother DCP-J100 series. scanner-printer-copier.
about 6K !
get the one with wifi. sisi ako i got the non-wifi. the convenience!
the ink is voluminous naman. and also much cheaper than the HP 1300 series 3-in-1 printer ink. (< 400 bucks versus 1500 bucks).
ours since 2018. we use it at least once a week. hindi natutuyo. merong onboard cleaner program yata. bigla na lang nagigising.

when we were shopping for a replacement for our HP, i noticed the printers the stores were using. that's what we got. matibay daw, eh.

the L120 is nice as a printer. our workplace has one. and i am sure, we are a very heavy user.