Looking for a durable B/W Text Printer with CISS

Rick&Morty

Getting Fingers Dirty
Joined
Mar 10, 2018
Messages
3
Reaction score
2
Points
20
Location
Germany
Printer Model
none
Hi,
i need a recommendation for a simple Black and White (color not needed) Home Printer. Only for Text, Tables and Lists. It would be nice if there is any known CISS for this printer available. I dont mind modding a printer to get a low cost per page.
Price could be around 140€ (~170$). Dont mind if its new, old or used, as long as its long-living and easy to maintain.

I am only using standard paper (A4). Printing about 500-1500 pages/month. Computer is using Windows 7.
I dont need any special functionality, like a scanner, duplex, network, wireless or high resolution printing. Also dont care for the size of the Printer or its Vendor.
 
Last edited:

Ink stained Fingers

Printer VIP
Platinum Printer Member
Joined
Dec 27, 2014
Messages
5,838
Reaction score
6,965
Points
363
Location
Germany
Printer Model
L805, WF2010, ET8550
You rather may look for Epson printers with ink tanks like the L310, they run very cheap even with orginal inks, and you can if needed print with color as well.
Or you look for Epson monochrome printers like this one https://epson.com/For-Work/Printers...-M1030-Monochrome-Inkjet-Printer/p/C11CC82201
Other M-models are equipped with a scanner etc which you don't like or need apparently.
Please be aware that you still have to do a reset on the cartridge(s) which are used in connection with a CISS, the firmware is
not aware of a CISS and counts down the cartridges as always. Depending on the printer and CISS model there are different modes for this reset - e.g. taking out a cartridge or pushing a button.
All that is not necessary with the L310 or similar. The current Ecotank printer series ET...with tanks are all models with a scanner etc, there is no bare ET-printer model but only this L310.
Or you can go with a Canon G1500, as well a model with ink tanks for great convenience , and you just don't use the flatbed scanner on top. This printer uses a pigment black ink which may suit you better for document printinng and durability, the L310 uses dye inks for all colors.
 
Last edited:

Ink stained Fingers

Printer VIP
Platinum Printer Member
Joined
Dec 27, 2014
Messages
5,838
Reaction score
6,965
Points
363
Location
Germany
Printer Model
L805, WF2010, ET8550
Entry level B/W laser printers come with quite high consumable cost, much higher than with ink tank printers. The toner/ink cost ratio changes very much when going for performance laser printers with compatible toner cartridges. It is a principal upfront decision to make - laser or inkjet
 

PeterBJ

Printer VIP
Platinum Printer Member
Joined
Nov 27, 2010
Messages
5,055
Reaction score
4,896
Points
373
Location
Copenhagen Denmark
Printer Model
Canon MP990
With maybe 18 thousand pages printed per year I think that a B/W laser printer for office use is the best choice. Druckerchannel.de tests a lot of printers and also tests and calculates printing cost per page. See this for B/W laser printers, and this for inkjet printers for office use.
 

Rick&Morty

Getting Fingers Dirty
Joined
Mar 10, 2018
Messages
3
Reaction score
2
Points
20
Location
Germany
Printer Model
none

Thanks for your help. So printing a lot with a laser printer will break the drum (some day or another)? How do i know which printer has the cheapest drum replacement? How do i know which laser printer is the cheapest in the long run?
Is it safe to use refill cartridges or will it damage my printer? Do i need a "chip resetter"? Octopus office seems to refill them very cheap.
 
Last edited:

The Hat

Printer VIP
Platinum Printer Member
Joined
Jan 18, 2010
Messages
15,618
Reaction score
8,691
Points
453
Location
Residing in Wicklow Ireland
Printer Model
Canon/3D, CR-10, CR-10S, KP-3
So printing a lot with a laser printer will break the drum

No that’s not the case, but the cheaper your Laser printer is to purchase, the more costly they are to run and maintain in most cases, much the same as low budget inkjet printers are.

Using compatibles toner cartridges is a good way of reducing your print cost, but only if you print with high volumes, for the average run of the mill home/office the genuine OEM cartridges are better cost wise in the long run...
 

Stuart21

Getting Fingers Dirty
Joined
Sep 27, 2017
Messages
43
Reaction score
20
Points
41
Printer Model
Epson L355, L1800
"Is it safe to use refill cartridges or will it damage my printer? Do i need a "chip resetter"? Octopus office seems to refill them very cheap"

Refills & after market CISS will drive you mad. Listen to ISF.
 

WilsonLaidlaw

Printing Apprentice
Joined
Apr 23, 2013
Messages
8
Reaction score
4
Points
13
Location
Lewes, Sussex, UK and Tourtour, Var, France
Printer Model
Epson 3880, Canon Pixma Pro-1,
There is now a range of Epson printers (Ecotank) which come with user refillable tanks and a refill ink supply. They come in various specifications to suit various printing needs. I bought an Expression ET2600 Ecotank for my daughter and she is delighted with it. As a special needs school teacher, she prints off a lot of stuff for her pupils.
 
Top