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NEENAHBOY

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Aug 15, 2004
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I'm looking for a good, relatively inexpensive (or as inexpensive as you can get) Wi-Fi color laser printer. Do these exist? I realize I could buy an Ethernet printer and hook it up to, say, an AirPort Express, but let's assume, for all intents and purposes, that I'd rather not do that.

I'd prefer a brand that doesn't automatically cut off the toner when it reaches a certain number of pages (so I guess that eliminates HP and Lexmark unless they've stopped doing it).

Suggestions?
 
It's cheaper if you buy a normal laser printer (USB or parallel port, not networked), and then get a wireless print server that connects to the USB or parallel port. Built-in networking options on printer always cost a huge premium.
 
From what I've seen, you're probably looking at dropping $1700 on what you're looking for.
You could pull it off for $400 doing it the Airport way... but it's your money.
 
There are printers that are bluetooth capable. Assuming you have a bluetooth enabled mac, you may want to consider that option.
 
Samsung CLP-325W Colour Laser is pretty cool

Check out the Samsung CLP-325W Colour Laser with WiFi or the Samsung CLX-3185FW


256MB Memory /Storage
OS Compatibility: Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008, Windows 7/2008 R2, Mac OS X 10.3 - 10.6, Various Linux OS
Hi-Speed USB 2.0, Ethernet 10/100 Base-TX, IEEE 802.11 b/g/n Wireless Network Interface
Noise Level: Less than 45 dBA(Color Printing), Less than 47 dBA(Mono Printing)
Duty Cycle(Monthly): 20,000pages
Dimension(W x D x H): 388 x 313 x 243mm(except paper tray)
Weight: 11kg


I'm looking for a good, relatively inexpensive (or as inexpensive as you can get) Wi-Fi color laser printer. Do these exist? I realize I could buy an Ethernet printer and hook it up to, say, an AirPort Express, but let's assume, for all intents and purposes, that I'd rather not do that.

I'd prefer a brand that doesn't automatically cut off the toner when it reaches a certain number of pages (so I guess that eliminates HP and Lexmark unless they've stopped doing it).

Suggestions?
 
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Check out the Samsung CLP-325W Colour Laser with WiFi or the Samsung CLX-3185FW


256MB Memory /Storage
OS Compatibility: Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008, Windows 7/2008 R2, Mac OS X 10.3 - 10.6, Various Linux OS
Hi-Speed USB 2.0, Ethernet 10/100 Base-TX, IEEE 802.11 b/g/n Wireless Network Interface
Noise Level: Less than 45 dBA(Color Printing), Less than 47 dBA(Mono Printing)
Duty Cycle(Monthly): 20,000pages
Dimension(W x D x H): 388 x 313 x 243mm(except paper tray)
Weight: 11kg

You can find a wide selection of wireless printing technology, but for sure, you will find it really useful to also consider the idea of saving on its peripherals like the Dell ink and toner that you can find on this site http://www.inkjetsuperstore.com/ink-cartridges/dell-ink-toner-cartridges
to be able to maximize its use.

I really hope the op did not wait 5 years for this answer.
 
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