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I have a client that is 90 years old that is in excellent health and still operates his consulting business, which is very cool. He is in the market for a better printer. He wants a unit that is built well (no cheap junk), is very reliable, and has the features he needs - printing in color, copy, and scan - no fax needed.
He likes his HP 8710 inkjet printer, which is perhaps 8 years old. It's his mobile unit that he takes with him to jobs out of the area. He likes the HP brand and does not care for the Brother brand, which is what I have recommended for years. He was unhappy with a Brother monochrome laser printer owned by a colleague that he used back in 2015 and it was very possibly not a new machine then, so it could be 10+ year old tech. He has an HP 9015e that lasted maybe 1 - 2 years. He replaced it with an 8015e. He is unhappy with the newer HP printers. He wants something better that isn't built so cheap. He is open to Brother printers if I can sell him on one of their printer's.
What do you suggest that I recommend? Is Brother still the best for consumer printers? His budget is up to around $300. He is more frugal with tech purchases. He probably prints 1k or so pages per month or less. He would like a printer that doesn't make a fuss over using refurbished ink, which he has never used before, but is open to trying. Many of their inkjet printers are extra large as they print on up to 11" x 17", which he does not need. A smaller unit is preferred.
I have my eye on this Brother inkjet printer: MFC-J4535DW. It checks off all the boxes for what he needs it to do. The price is good. It comes with a generous 2-year warranty. The one thing I am unsure of is the INKvestment Tank cartridges. Are they a good option? Are you able to use refurbished ones that are reasonably priced without any headaches?
I suspect he'd be better off with a color laser printer as they are supposed to be more economical. The cheapest AIO Brother unit is $370 - the HL-L3300CDW. It does not have a touchscreen and does not support duplex scanning. A more ideal printer would be the $500 MFC-L3780CDW, but I doubt he would pay that much.
From my experience, it seems that HP, Canon, and Epson printers are not-so-great, particularly when it comes to their budget printers. I have had very good luck with the two Brother monochrome laser printers that I've had over the years and have printed 30k+ pages on. They never fussed much about using refurb. toner, which saves epic amounts of money.
The only place locally here that sells printers is Walmart. He will be travelling out of the area and will have access to OfficeMax, which is his preferred business for this kind of stuff. He wants to be able to see a printer in person to check it out.
He likes his HP 8710 inkjet printer, which is perhaps 8 years old. It's his mobile unit that he takes with him to jobs out of the area. He likes the HP brand and does not care for the Brother brand, which is what I have recommended for years. He was unhappy with a Brother monochrome laser printer owned by a colleague that he used back in 2015 and it was very possibly not a new machine then, so it could be 10+ year old tech. He has an HP 9015e that lasted maybe 1 - 2 years. He replaced it with an 8015e. He is unhappy with the newer HP printers. He wants something better that isn't built so cheap. He is open to Brother printers if I can sell him on one of their printer's.
What do you suggest that I recommend? Is Brother still the best for consumer printers? His budget is up to around $300. He is more frugal with tech purchases. He probably prints 1k or so pages per month or less. He would like a printer that doesn't make a fuss over using refurbished ink, which he has never used before, but is open to trying. Many of their inkjet printers are extra large as they print on up to 11" x 17", which he does not need. A smaller unit is preferred.
I have my eye on this Brother inkjet printer: MFC-J4535DW. It checks off all the boxes for what he needs it to do. The price is good. It comes with a generous 2-year warranty. The one thing I am unsure of is the INKvestment Tank cartridges. Are they a good option? Are you able to use refurbished ones that are reasonably priced without any headaches?
I suspect he'd be better off with a color laser printer as they are supposed to be more economical. The cheapest AIO Brother unit is $370 - the HL-L3300CDW. It does not have a touchscreen and does not support duplex scanning. A more ideal printer would be the $500 MFC-L3780CDW, but I doubt he would pay that much.
From my experience, it seems that HP, Canon, and Epson printers are not-so-great, particularly when it comes to their budget printers. I have had very good luck with the two Brother monochrome laser printers that I've had over the years and have printed 30k+ pages on. They never fussed much about using refurb. toner, which saves epic amounts of money.
The only place locally here that sells printers is Walmart. He will be travelling out of the area and will have access to OfficeMax, which is his preferred business for this kind of stuff. He wants to be able to see a printer in person to check it out.
