A few months ago we wrote an article for our site about how some people would be better off using entry-level laser printers. If you are someone who prints only documents, then in the long run you would be better with a laser printer for a couple of reasons. You will pay a little bit more up front for the machine and the toner cartridge, but the cost to operate it is going to be much lower than a standard inkjet. Plus it is going to be faster and will require less maintenance as far as cleanings and also just based on the fact that the cartridge will last a few thousand pages.

Here is a story that supports that theory and then reviews some of the choices when it comes to low cost laser printers. The machines that were tested were all around $100, so you can see that buying a laser printer these days is not all that different from buying an inkjet. The results of the tests are basically what we would expect them to be. Dell had the cheapest machine, but the lowest quality. The Konica Minolta machine was not bad, but not great. The Brother machine got good marks all around and the HP machine is declared the winner (although the most expensive to run).

Review: Four Low-Cost Laser Printers [Desktop Pipeline]