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[ron thigpen <ron AT fuzzsonic.com>]

Lance A. Brown wrote:

> How far does a toner cartridge go?  At $62.99 that's a hefty chunk of
> the original purchase price.  The drum unit, if/when you need to replace
> it is $104.99.  These are Office Depot prices, which can probably be beat.

I don't remember the exact figures.  Not sure that it's so much cheaper 
than the other consumer B&W lasers, but it's definitely a bargain vs. 
the color ink jets.  And both of these types are subject to the odd 
business models of the printer makers, which makes its profits from the 
sales of toner and ink.

IIRC, the printer comes with a starter cartridge good for maybe 1,500 
pages.  Replacement full cartridges (2,500 pages) seemed to be priced 
around $45 name brand, $30 off brand.  I think they also make a high 
capacity cart (6,000 pages/$65).

I do remember doing a quick bit of math and found the cost per page was 
maybe 1/4 to 1/3 that of an ink jet.  And the B&W text copy is so much 
better w/ a laser.  As little as I use it, the original cartridge might 
well outlast my ownership of the printer, and the drum unit almost 
certainly so.