On 02 Feb 2019 18:45:47 +0000 (GMT), Theo
wrote:

T i m wrote:
Hi all,

I'm possibly looking out for a compact colour laser printer and have
some requirements (sort of in order of importance).

After asking similar questions, I ended up with a Brother HL-L8260CDW which
does all of your requirements and is currently on £100 cashback, making it
£83.94.
https://www.printerland.co.uk/produc...8260cdw/139150

Ooo, nice price.

Colour quality isn't amazing, but is good enough - I'm not printing photos.

That would be the need / expectation here also.

The best bit is it doesn't have toner reset chips, so you just need a bit of
plastic ('toner reset wheel') to refill the toner carts:
https://www.urefilltoner.co.uk/how-t...-L8410cdw.html

And that covers my TCO question. You can get free printers as long as
you buy plenty of toner carts (eg Morgan Computers).

I haven't run out of toner yet, but I'm going to try and 3D print one when I
do.

Interesting (as I have a 3d printer). ;-)

Also, being unchipped, there are cheap third party cartridges so you
don't even need the reset wheel.

Excellent. I think that sounds like it ticks all the boxes Theo, the
only slight issue is the depth. The space we have from the front of
the bottom shelf to the wall is 400mm and according to the spec, the
printer is 486. If the printer uses a rear mounted but not recessed
IEC plug then that can add a few more mm (less if you can get away
with a right angled version) but we should be able to pull the
workstation away from the wall slightly, if it looks like it's
overhanging a bit too much. Or put the printer up on a bit of a plinth
so your feet can go underneath if sitting in front of it. It think
something like that would be worth looking into, should it be an
issue, because of all the other plusses.

But better that than a flimsy paper tray sticking out waiting to get
snapped off. ;-(

Cheers, T i m