<p>Should I get a Laserjet, or will a regular officejet work?
How many pages do you usually print out a semester?</p>
<p>I am concerned whether to spend a little more on a laser and for
the laser cartridge, but have enough pages to print so its more
worthwhile in the end. I am looking at HP, they have small enough
printers that could fit on the desk right?</p>
<p>Thanks for any help and advice!!</p>
<p>Inkjet is usually fine… just print on draft.</p>
<p>get one with a scanner, they’re only a little more expensive than a regular printer and so incredibly useful, and an office jet is fine, no need for a laser printer.</p>
<p>there are cheapo laser printers out there from HP and the toner lasts well over 1500+ pages. might look into that if you have no need of color printing.</p>
<p>are there scanners available in libraries and stuff on campus?</p>
<p>it would probably be much more convenient to have a printer/scanner/copier all in one.</p>
<p>^^^^ I agree, I got one last year for like, $30. Just make sure whichever model you end up picking doesnt screw you over on ink prices</p>
<p>Also remember that it’s not necessary to haul one with you. They often have relatively cheap ones at Target and stuff.</p>
<p>i have a color laser printer. most of my other friends have regular laser printers</p>
<p>my experience with cheap all-in-ones is that they suck equally at everything they do. the printer gobbles up ink like crazy, the scanner is extremely slow and the copier is a combo of both.</p>
<p>the only good one i’ve had was a high-end HP one that was about $400</p>
<p>hm…what would be better
<p>I bought an HP p1006 and have been using it for about a month. It is great. it is laser, has a small footprint and spits out pages really quick. Was only about $99 on amazon I think and the remanufactured cartridges are only about $25</p>