CIS or laser

**userfriendly** · February 3rd, 2007 03:39 PM

Need to buy a new printer for the office. We print around 1500 pages a month. All text and spreadsheets. So we only need a mono printer. What will give us a lower operating cost, CIS or laser?

New lasers are cheap, Fuji Xerox and Samsung have models that cost only 4000 pesos. Draw back is expensive toner around P3000. Of course we can use refills that cost around P850. So 850 / 2500 pages per toner (rated) = 0.34 pesos per page + paper

CIS will cost roughly P2000 more but ink is practically free. But its slower and printouts are not as good as lasers.

Which is a better buy?

**Horsepower** · February 3rd, 2007 03:55 PM

Lasers.

It's easily refillable. Great print output. Faster.

Try Kyocera/HP/Fuji. Samsung is new in this field, not yet reliable IMO.

**mikmik316** · February 3rd, 2007 05:44 PM

I will recommend Samsung... really cheap and why doubt a worldwide brand that continually improves their products?????

Samsung ML1610 -- 2Mb Memory, 150Mhz processor -- 4,000 pesos
Samsung ML2010 -- 8Mb Memory, 166Mhz processor -- 5,000 pesos
HP 1020 -- 2Mb memory, 233Mhz processor -- 8,999 pesos
HP 1022 -- 8Mb memory, 266Mhz processor -- 12,999 pesos

I guess the above comparison will give the edge to Samsung...

**boybi** · February 3rd, 2007 05:47 PM

what's CIS?

**mikmik316** · February 3rd, 2007 05:51 PM

Originally Posted by boybi

what's CIS?

nakakatamad tumingin sa wikipedia....

pero sabi nga sa taas, your only advantage is no consumables...

**Horsepower** · February 3rd, 2007 06:05 PM

Lahat kasi ng Samsung products na nagamit/nabili ko, nasira agad. hehe

Kahit mura ang machine ng Samsung, sobrang mahal ng Toner nyan, most of the time, mas mahal pa sa printer.