Brother HL-2140 Personal Laser Printer

Very fast, easy to set up with Mac OS X, and cheap. I had considered purchasing a Brother HL-2140 Personal Laser Printer in the past, but my little inkjet seemed more cost-efficient. Now that I’m into my dissertation and need to print 20+-page articles every few days – sometimes 9 or 10 at a time – the inkjet is no longer useful for my purposes. I saw this printer for very cheap at Staples and decided to go for it.
I am unsure about real-life cost-effectiveness, since I’ve only had the printer for a few days. I am still using the starter toner that came with the printer. It has lasted through about 250 pages of full text so far. I ordered the high-yield (2,500-page) toner from Staples for $61 including tax. Drum replacement looks to be about $100 every 12,000 pages (every 4 toner cartridges). That says it will cost about $350 every 12,000 pages or so, if the printer lasts that long.

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