Comments on: Dell launches sub-$100 laser printer

Company unveils a black-and-white laser printer for $99--low enough to start a price war, some say.
Photo: Dell's Laser Printer 1100

Samsung have been in the sub $100 zone for a while

Samsung sells a laser for less than $80 after rebate. The toner is around $60 for 3000 pages. Dell is hardly breaking new ground. But I am sure it will have a significant impact on the major manufacturers.

Samsung cheap laser, but....

...Samsung's laser cartridge does 1000 pages and costs a tad more than what Dell's will. The consumables price then will be more than double on the Samsung.

75 EUR for P&P ???

Well, I've never bought from Dell because for computers they want 75EUR for packaging. Add this to their prices and they aren't that cheap anymore.

Now I looked at the 1100 printer:
110EUR for the device itself + 75,40EUR for P&P!
I don't think many people will buy this...

sorry, forgot: I'm in germany

I'm in germany, BTW

penny wise, pound foolish?

From what I have read of online comments of such bargain printers as the Samsung, this may not be the way to go.

I suspect that the life of the print head or drum is very short and pricey to replace as it seems to be with the existing bargain laserjets on the market now!

This is what stopped me from buying one of the existing 'bargain' laser printers. You are buying a new printer in effect every six months or so.

Its still, "you pay em now or you pay em later".

Time will tell as to how long those print drums will last and how much the replacement cost is. I just bet that these printers will be a dissappointment. I have owned Lexmark Inkjets before and have smartened up and purchased an HP.

I clicked on the ads for the refurb HP LASER PRINTERS accompanying the article and on first glance this seems to be a much more reasonable way to go.

There'S still no free lunch, it seems!

[wazzledoozle]

STOP THE DELL ADS!

OMG c|net STOP taking their funny money!

[jacksons98]

RE: STOP THE DELL ADS

No kidding, these site is getting major Dell biased. It's getting ridiculous. Did they mention that using their own shopping engine you can get the HP toner for their equivalent printer for $38 or $50 from a reputable company? No, they mentioned the highest priced brand from Lexmark. Did they mention Brother, Samsung, or any one else who also has had printers in this price range for a long time? Did they mention the Dell is using older technology and has a horrible warranty? No again, and to top it off it's front page news. So much for unbiased accurate news. Oh well I guess I'll still come here for the robot stuff :)

[4nchip]

Free printer with every Dellamac

Is there gonna be a free Laser Printer with each new Dellamac?
Find out at Dellamac.com

[Opined]

Who cares?

Look: the printer costs $100 or less. The toner catrtidges cost $65 each for 2000 pages. That means the effective price of a replacement print head and drum is $35. Why would you replace them when you could just by a new printer?

Or, look at it another way:

Assuming a worst case scenario - where the drum and print head last as long as a single cartridge: I need to buy a brand new printer instead of just a new cartridge - and I pay 5c/page.

Assume the imaginary alternative - the print head and drum never wear out. So my net cost is 3.25c/page ($65 for a 2000 page cartridge).

Do I care? No.

I'd be more interested in the comparative price per page of toner cartridges for 'more robust' printers. Except that I'm more than happy with my current ink jet printer.

[jimboman78]

How much to print out 2,000 bw copies on an inkjet.

Does anyone know the approx cost of printing out 2,000 bw copies on an inkjet printer. It would be useful to know a range for comparison for the average home user.

[ntrlsur]

Average Per Cartridge

I have seen numbers from 80 to 750. Taking the best case of 750 pages and an average cost of $35 USD for an inkjet cartridge you are looking at about 5 cents per page. Which is kinda pricey.