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by kmarc 2343 days ago
> I don‘t understand why people keep buying these inkjet scam printers. It‘s been like this for almost 2 decades.

I chose an inkjet for its size. I wanted a printer+scanner combo but the laser ones were enormous. Thankfully I don't have to print a lot so I don't mind the slower printing performance.
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GordonS 2343 days ago
Size was a big concern for me when I made the switch to laser to - I can recommend the Brother DCP-L2530DW, which isn't any bigger than a lot of inkjets.
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kmarc 2343 days ago
Looks compact, yes. I was more looking into something with feeder. (I scan a lot)

Also, this is monochrome.

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GordonS 2343 days ago
Brother have a lot of different SKUs, and I seem to recall there were ones with feeders.

It is mono, yes. If you want a colour laser, it's going to cost a lot more, and be larger. There weren't too many practical (for me) options when I looked last year.

Personally, I'm really happy with it, as 99% of the time I don't need colour. When I do want to print photos, I use a print shop, which are cheap, can provide a variety of sizes, and produce much higher quality photos than you will get with consumer grade printers.

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