Best laser printer drums & toner according to redditors

[Toner for my brother printer. $32] (https://www.amazon.com/Brother-TN420-Toner-Cartridge-Packaging/dp/B003YFHCK4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1486923272&sr=8-1&keywords=brother+tn+420+toner) Honestly a laser printer is the best thing you can get if you don't need color. I was "low" on toner for about 2 months of light use. Finally ran out once i started printing a textbook.

(Edit: I think the low price is because you have to add the toner/cable - add that, and it will still come out very cheap but not suspiciously so. It's still cheaper than the non-duplex Brother I have which was sold together with a starter toner that lasted a long time.)

It is a very cheap printer especially considering it has duplex, much cheaper than mine too. Don't know how they managed it. I personally have even been able to use third party toner without hassle in my older Brother laser printer. I see third party toner being sold for the printer I linked as well.

Brother says TN660 toner prints 2600 pages if I'm not mistaken. On Amazon, that would be $45. I don't remember ever changing the toner in my printer either which I think has a similarly specced toner cartridge.

I suspect Brother's end game is just to embed itself in the public conscience consciousness by means of people like /u/AnalogDan and myself. Some (many) of the people and companies buying the printers will buy the original toner anyway - and since it typically allows you to print so much more than an inkjet cartridge anyway, even that's not such a bad idea. It's still a fair enough price IMO and should still give them ample opportunity to make a profit on the toner by selling large quantities at a smaller markup, rather than totally ripping off a small number of seething customers, as in the inkjet and color printing market. I'm guessing the printers themselves are just sold at cost.

Waste of time refilling stuff when quality cartridges are so cheap. I've been on this replacement cartridge for 2 years now and still haven't run out. Same exact quality as the starter cartridge.

Try getting the refills of Amazon. They cost $10-15 and last a crazy long time.

Edit: like this E-Z Ink (TM) Compatible Toner Cartridge Replacement for Brother TN630 TN660 High Yield (1 Black Toner) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NY6OLCK?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf

If you print black & white most of the time, why not just pick up a little monochrome laser printer like the LaserJet m15w? A single toner cartridge can last for years without any problems drying out...

https://www.amazon.com/HP-Laserjet-Wireless-Certified-Refurbished/dp/B07GXFMDV2/

https://www.amazon.com/GREENSKY-Compatible-Cartridge-Replacement-Laserjet/dp/B07KXLWYQ3/

Amazon reviews look decent and these 2 reviews seem to point ot it being good for the price.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2413498,00.asp

http://www.trustedreviews.com/dell-c1760nw-review

The pricey-toner bit is a bit nulled because of 3rd party cartridges(like these) but it looks decent otherwise.

Yeps been buying this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0062ZNYFK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Lasts like 3 months and I print about 30 pages a day.

http://www.amazon.com/Brother-HL-L2340DW-Monochrome-Wireless-Printing/dp/B00LZS5EEI

$90 shipped. Note that it comes with "starter toner" which only lasts 700 pages, but the high-yield cartridges are $49 and last 2600, making for very cheap printing.

I've been using a Brother HL-2170W for years, and the thing just won't die. I share it between two Macs and a Windows machine. No complaints at all.

We have a similar one at work but with a fax machine, like others said, we got alittle over 1k for the starter toner. Toner is cheap as hell if you go off brand. We get about 2.3k off the one below.

We buy 4 packs for 30 bucks but
here is a single high yield replacement for 12 bucks

This just popped up on my pcpartpicker alert!

FYI I used the Amazon link on Flubit and got the card for £244.98. Although the price is higher on Amazon at the moment, so you might get a better deal using the ebuyer link on Flubit.

Ok so don't hate but ..... i just used standard computer paper for these 2. I usually use this stuff but I ran out so paper it was.

A printer like this [Referral link] or this [Not referral link] is pretty affordable.

Here [Refferal] and here [Not referral] is the toner cartridge, which isn't as cheap as an ink cartridge but lasts a heck of a lot longer.

For these two items you'll have a printer that'll last and toner that won't dry out and will print way more than regular ink.

But you know it's actually a thing and maybe she wanted to print on colored paper.

https://www.amazon.com/Compatible-Brother-TN450-Toner-Cartridge-Black/dp/B0062ZNYFK

You're welcome.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NY6OLCK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This is what I got. You get like 2600 pages for 15 bucks versus 700 in an ink cartridge for the same price.

Plus you get the lower quality print with the inkjet and slower PPM.

For me, it was an investment for sure that was long overdue.

Probably (the performances are 5-10% better) but I couldn't find any on PCpartpicker Spain. I've looked on Amazon, and there are some, like this one available on November 21st for some reason, but it still costs 50€ more than a r9 290. I figured going for OC capability and a 290 was better than no OC and a GTX 970, but I may be wrong about this.

Hi, Acetate sheets you'll likely find in the kitchen department for chocolate making. The office versions are usually called Transparency Film. There are two types that I know of, the transparency film for printers and the ones that say 'not for use in printers' and they direct the user to special markers that can be cleaned off easily.

The former, printer version is like this.

The latter, writing and drawing version is like this.

Sorry, I don't know what they're like though. Never tried.

Good luck :)

You had me looking at office supplies for hours last night. These sushi staplers are my favorite under $5 office supplies!
(DCI Sushi Mini Stapler, Assorted Styles, 14444
http://amzn.com/B005EYCBZE)
Let's Celebrate! And congrats on your raise!

Im using : This (Europe) Or This(America). It works really well for me.

I started with the toner transfer method and after getting ugly ground planes, no matter what I did, I decided to up my game and see how I could improve. The dry film photoresist method is great!

Stencil:

• Laser Printer: I got this one for $50,- at the time, price has gone up since then.
  
• Laminator: Cheapest and best laminator I could find - no modding or anything required.
  
• Transparency Film/Paper: This one seemed to work the best out of all the others I bought.
  
  Etch-resist:
  
  
• Positive Developer (Sodium Hydroxide): This stuff is dangerous - it's lye! The solution I bought was pre-diluted 10% and can be found here. My developer solution is roughly 1% lye. That means you need to dilute one part from MG Chemicals bottle with 10 parts water. This has yet to go bad for me.
  
• UV Light Source: I use this cheap one found on Amazon. Works well and is just big enough to fit my largest 4"x6" boards.
  
• Dry film photo resist OR pre-sensitized photo resist boards: Pick any that you find will suit your purpose. I found some lying around at my university and have no idea where it came from. I've heard good things about Riston (eBay), and we use the pre-sensitized boards made by MG Chemicals at my university.
  
• Other: Rugged rubber / "vinyl" gloves, safety glasses (you should own these already if you solder), a respirator if desired, lots of plastic containers such as Tupperware big enough for your PCBs, acetone to clean the copper boards and to remove the photoresist, reasonably heavy duty scotch brite pads, and glass from a picture frame to hold the transparent stencil onto the board.
  
  Etchant:
  
  Here it really is up to you. I use the hydrochloric acid (muriatic acid) with hydrogen peroxide method, but any method will work fine. Be careful that your etchant isn't too strong and will somehow inadvertently strip off your photo resistive etch-resist!
  
  I hope I didn't forget anything...
  
  ---
  
  Pros:
  
  
• Cheaper than a CNC by far.
  
• Cleaner results than toner transfer, if done right.
  
• Reusable chemical solutions - depending on your choice of etchants.
  
• Photoresist also allows you to make your own solder masks. Take a look at my previous post here for pictures!
  
• High accuracy depending on your printer. I can confidently get down to about 6 mil before I get nervous with my printer.
  
  Cons:
  
  
• Still somewhat pricey if you have no materials on the list at all - somewhere around $200.
  
• Dangerous chemicals which require proper storage, safe handling, and approved disposal.
  
• Will probably take a few trial & error runs to tweak your procedure in order get good results; same as toner transfer.

It's a good card, but a GTX 970 is just as fast and uses a lot less power so no need for a new PSU unless your current psu is less than 550w. The gtx980 is much more expensive and not in your price range.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00NZT6D68/?tag=pcp0f-21

The minor downside is that you will have to uninstall your current video drivers and install new ones with the 970 and you will not with the 290x. Takes 5 minutes to do though.

Simple B&W brother laser- $70 -$200 on sale.
TN-420 replacement toner - $60.

Your numbers make no sense unless you're buying refurbished stuff.

Ps. I literally am mentioning Toner in my original post, so idk how you're getting confused with inkjets.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor | €166.79 @ Amazon Deutschland
CPU Cooler | Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler | €32.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Motherboard | ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard | €51.07 @ Amazon Deutschland
Memory | G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | €76.83 @ Amazon Deutschland
Storage | Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | €54.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Case | Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case | €95.37 @ Amazon Deutschland
Power Supply | XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply | €61.13 @ Amazon Deutschland
Storage| Samsung 840 EVO 250GB| €110.00 @ Amazon Deutschland
Graphics Card| Gigabyte Geforce GTX970 Gaming Grafikkarte| €340.00 @ Amazon Deutschland
| | Total
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | €989.17
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-05 21:15 CET+0100 |

You don't need the cooler tbh, but if you're anal about temps/noise it's a good choice. Else save the €33.

edit2:

Fixed links and titles, PCPartpicker doesn't list some stuff from amazon.de

I found the standard cartridge for $50.39. States that it can yield 1200 pages.

Also found the high yield cartridge for $79.99. It states it can yield 3000 pages.

tried to do a 980ti system but it ended up costing 1550 without the speakers.(+33)

If you want a 980ti in there you will have to drop the cpu to i5 or the ssd(i guess you need the 16 gigs)

https://www.amazon.fr/Intel-1150-INTEL-E3-1231V3-SR1R5/dp/B00K64I0S4/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1462980991&sr=1-2&keywords=xeon

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https://www.amazon.fr/HyperX-HX316C10FR-M%C3%A9moire-1600MHz-Rouge/dp/B00J8E90NW/ref=sr_1_6?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1462981338&sr=1-6 x2

https://www.amazon.fr/Seagate-ST1000DM003-Barracuda-Disque-interne/dp/B005T3GRNW/ref=lp_430345031_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1462981103&sr=1-1

https://www.amazon.fr/Disque-SanDisk-vitesse-lecture-SDSSDHII-240G-G25/dp/B00M8ABEIM/ref=sr_1_16?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1462981299&sr=1-16

https://www.amazon.fr/GIGABYTE-nVIDIA-GTX970-DDR5-Overclock/dp/B00NZT6D68/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1462984185&sr=1-1

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final cost 1261,73 with all costs included

Monoprice MP Select Plus Heater Cartridge https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GGW7D7F/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_kXu6Cb08E0GC1

Everything I find on google university says 12v 40 watt, so that should work, I would just solder the connections. If you still have trouble just get the OEM model.

Damn, cartridge costs are more important than printer costs. You can get an OEM Brother cartridge for $45 (high yield 2600 pages).

http://www.amazon.com/Brother-TN450-Yield-Toner-Cartridge/dp/B003YFHCKY

You can get a rebranded ones much cheaper. Meritline has 2 for $28. It's only slightly cheaper than amazon (of course, read the reviews).

http://www.amazon.com/V4INK-Compatible-Brother-Cartridge-Black-V4INK%C2%AE/dp/B009GDYC6A/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1367419840&sr=1-5&keywords=tn450

http://www.meritline.com/brother-tn450-toner-compatible-high-yield---p-65640.aspx

I got laser all-in-one from Brother for $100 it takes 3rd party toner cartridges that cost $12 and yields 2,600 pages of text.

Lasers really aren't expensive at all, I'm still on my first toner cartridge at 1,156 pages. I would have needed to buy a full set of ink cartridges at least once (either they run out or dry up) which, initial purchase included, would add up to more than I've spent on the laser.

Well, I’m pretty sure I have the wireless version of that. Just got a generic from Amazon that was way cheaper that did the job fine.

Lightning sale for $10 ending in 3.5 hours: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NY6OLCK

Doo-da-doo... make your own!

Glass plate, 200mm, ferrofluid, glass clamp, EL Tape, Transparency film.

This is just how I'd build it - though, 0.2mm film may be too thick.

• Cut a 200mm circle of transparency film, then cut a 180mm circle into that (so you have a ring with an OD of 200mm, an ID of 180mm, and a wall of 10mm)
  
• Clean your glass plates, add the transparency, and measure the thickness of the sandwich without the fluid in, using a micrometer (should be roughly 6.2mm). Trim your EL tape to a strip of that thickness (should be a little less than a third the base thickness of the EL tape).
  
• Place the film onto the plate, and tape it down at the edges. You don't need a seal, just enough tape so the transparency doesn't walk.
  
• Drip 5 mL fluid onto the plate (0.2mm pi (90mm)^2 = 5mm. Get a micrometer and measure the thickness of your transparency film to get the correct thickness; 0.2mm is assumed).
  
• Carefully place the top plate on
  
• Wrap the EL tape around the loose sandwich, using the bottom plate for the majority of your support. Tape it tightly in place.
  
• Carefully add the clamps at 90ᵒ angles along the plate's edge. Clamps should be unable to move from light vibration, but not so tight you risk breaking the glass. The transparency layer helps here.
  
• Apply power, and have fun!
  
  If the transparency layer leave too thick a film of ferrofluid, my second thought:
  
  

• Thoroughly wash a plate
  
• Cut a 180mm circle of waxed paper. Lay it in the center of a plate, and hold it in place with a dot of ferrofluid in the middle.
  
• Use cheap, thin packing tape to make a solid layer, starting from the middle of the waxed paper and moving outward.
  
• Carefully cut away the center
  
• Proceed as above, but using the ring of packing tape instead of transparency.
  
  Also, if you don't like cutting curves, there's no reason you couldn't do this with square or rectangular glass; you just wouldn't get consistent illumination along a given circumference. If I build this successfully, and proceed to design a segment display, I'm going to almost certainly use rectangular glass for it.

This is an example toner refill that costs just under $7. You always want to get a recommended type of toner for your printer because you want a shade that your printer will not have trouble with, otherwise your shading might be way off.

http://www.amazon.com/Compatible-MFC-7460DN-MFC-7860DW-DCP-7060D-DCP-7065DN/dp/B004WSO73W/ref=pd_sim_229_4?ie=UTF8&dpID=41CZlKuC03L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=0D5136FJFXWZ5HJKVAF0

You can also buy the drum with toner already in it, off-brand. Typically branded drums cost about $45-$150. But off-brand, which I've never had issues with in over 5 years, cost $8-$25. This is an example, and if your friend is paying $600 for refills then they're probably for corporate grade printers. But typically it costs around $150-$300 for a cartridge that prints out 25,000 to 50,000 pages.

http://www.amazon.com/Compatible-Toner-Cartridge-Replacement-TN450/dp/B0062ZNYFK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1458062293&sr=8-2&keywords=brother+laser+cartridge

An example of a cartridge for a corporate grade printer:
http://www.amazon.com/Xerox-4250MFP-Toner-Cartridge-1-Pack/dp/B0059LU9KG/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1458062513&sr=8-4&keywords=Xerox+4250+Copier

Don't forget Amazon will deliver here too for some items. Amazon DE comes to a total of ~$350 including delivery.

Just fyi on replacement carts. These have worked great for me.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NY6OLCK/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I've used spray adhesive, but I used it with [this]9https://www.amazon.com/Apollo-Printer-Copier-Transparency-Sheets/dp/B0040YC7FI/ref=sr_1_sc_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1481164639&sr=8-3-spell&keywords=trasnsparency+sheets0 as my stencil.

As long as you LIGHTLY spray the adhesive on it works fine. Spray too much and it's a gigantic PITA. I'd suggest practicing with the spray before doing your project.

Hmm well I use an HP Laserjet printer, color ink, and this transparency paper. So far I have had only success. The images come out crisp and in color. They are all slightly see through when held up to light but its not bad at all. The larger minis tend to bend over because it isn't the must sturdy paper ever, but I havn't had a single one get bent in any corners or anything yet.

Anecdotal evidence: My replacement cartridge - 1200 pages, $30, never dries out. The printer I bought was like $100. And the cartridge that came with it has been good for about 500.

Sure thing buddy.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0062ZNYFK

http://www.adorama.com/DELC1760NW.html?gclid=CjwKEAjw9Zu5BRCS_OuVibujhQ0SJAD7t4KrzuHIXOTi7Z1Sncj3gmQozJjyT6QJQTPXM9LflZkD3BoCKdHw_wcB

Best printer I've ever owned. I had my mom buy one too after I got sick of fixing her boyfriend's inkjet repeatedly. Amazon sells a set of all 4 toner cartridges for under $30. http://amzn.com/B00WIGI4D4

They don't even give an error about being non-OEM or anything and the quality is the same as the originals that come with the printer.

Nope, thats about right. I'd probably still swap out the Samsung EVO for the 90$ Kingston (You can keep the evo if you want they're both quality SSDs), and since you're not overclocking take out the cooler (Intel CPUs + Nvidia GPUs are very energy efficient and usually run very cool/silent)

So it'll look more like this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor | €167.86 @ Amazon Deutschland
Motherboard | ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard | €51.07 @ Amazon Deutschland
Memory | G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | €76.83 @ Amazon Deutschland
Storage | Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | €89.89 @ Amazon Deutschland
Storage | Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | €55.50 @ Amazon Deutschland
Case | Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case | €95.37 @ Amazon Deutschland
Power Supply | XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply | €61.13 @ Amazon Deutschland
Other| Gigabyte Geforce GTX970 Gaming Grafikkarte| €340.00
| | Total
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | €937.65
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-05 22:25 CET+0100 |

Id get a laser printer, a higher initial cost, but the toner last 3x as much as ink and is less expensive. Id recommend a Brother printer, it isnt a scanner, but you could probably find a usb scanner pretty cheap.



https://www.amazon.com/Brother-HL-L2340DW-Monochrome-Wireless-Replenishment/dp/B00LZS5EEI/ref=sr_1_1?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1496773097&sr=1-1&keywords=brother+printer This is the printer for $80




https://www.amazon.com/E-Z-Ink-Compatible-Cartridge-Replacement/dp/B00NY6OLCK/ref=sr_1_4?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1496773170&sr=1-4&keywords=brother+tn-660 This is the generic toner for $16

http://www.amazon.com/MFC-7360-MFC-7460DN-MFC-7860DW-DCP-7060D-DCP-7065DN/dp/B004WSO73W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1404876339&sr=8-1&keywords=toner+refill+kit+brother

Canadian version here.

Switched over to laser and haven't looked back. One $25 drum prints over 1,000 pages, and you could even get the drums cheaper from knock-off manufacturers who make pretty much the same thing.

What I have: http://www.amazon.com/Brother-HL-2270DW-Compact-Wireless-Networking/dp/B00450DVDY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371151438&sr=8-1&keywords=brother+printer

Drum: http://www.amazon.com/Brother-TN420-Toner-Cartridge-Packaging/dp/B003YFHCK4/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1371151647&sr=1-2&keywords=brother+tn+420

For my 21st birthday, I went to Las Vegas, I think that is pretty hard to beat. It was a good time, not sure I'll ever go back, but 21 and in Vegas is pretty extreme!

This is a bit over $5.25, but it is cute, and I really need a stapler!

Laser!

I have the Brother HL-2270DW. It supports duplex, has a very quick page per minute print speed, and toner lasts forever (I used the included toner for over a year printing a ton for school, probably over 50 pages per week). This is the aftermarket toner that I use and it has been exactly as good as the oem toner. I highly recommend it.

Good enough?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-GTX-970-Graphics-Card/dp/B00NZT6D68

I have the Brother DCP-L2540DW which takes TN630 (standard 1200 pg $31) or TN660 (high yield 2600 pg $48). I bought the TN660. I had previously purchased [this] (http://www.amazon.com/Z-Ink-Compatible-Cartridge-Replacement/dp/B00NY6OLCK?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00) for $13.

well: https://www.amazon.de/GIGABYTE-nVIDIA-GTX970-DDR5-Overclock/dp/B00NZT6D68/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1467135660&sr=1-2&keywords=gtx+970
a brand new gtx 970 OC for 249€ exactly the amount i can spare (i really really savewd up money for that rx480).
so it doesnt matter what card i buy? can you point me out some generic pro´s con´s? im not that into graphic cards, but my 660 is dying right now.

btw, pls correct my english!

https://www.amazon.de/GIGABYTE-nVIDIA-GTX970-DDR5-Overclock/dp/B00NZT6D68/

Edit: Sorry Guys. The Card for 249€ is sold out.

I'm not that guy, but we have this one and use these. Never had an issue with it and a five pack basically lasts a whole year even with my wife in school.

Toner doesn't dry up and there's no DRM on the toner cartridges.

There are white ink and toners for some printers available that is 3rd party product but for digital presses there are white ink from the manufacturer.

So for commercial production you can print white. For home and office use you almost always use white paper so no common printer use white in but if you relay what you can get it and replace. To add a extra color option that is almost never used in a printer result in significan cost increase for marginal usage

If you relay what white print on color paper contact a print shop and let them do it for you

White ink: https://www.amazon.com/Epson-White-Ink-Cartridge-T715A00/dp/B00F2LZYP8

White toner: https://www.uscutter.com/HP-CP5225dn-Printer-with-White-Ink

With ink press: http://www8.hp.com/uk/en/commercial-printers/indigo-presses/white-ink.html

Brother started added chips to their toner, for example the MFC-L2710DW has chipped toner. You can see this by searching for third party toner, they all say (NO CHIP). One has to pop the chip off a genuine toner, do a toner reset hack on the printer and then attach the chip to a third party toner. https://www.amazon.com/LEMERO-Compatible-Brother-TN760-Cartridge/dp/B07FNHF2X2/

http://www.amazon.com/Brother-Yield-Toner-Cartridge-TN450/dp/B003YFHCKY/ref=pd_bxgy_e_img_y

or

http://www.amazon.com/Compatible-Brother-TN450-Cartridge-2270DW/dp/B0062ZNYFK/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1412965800&sr=1-2&keywords=TN450

Literally the only thing you needed to do was type "HL-2270DW toner" into the search bar.

http://www.amazon.com/Compatible-Brother-TN450-Cartridge-2270DW/dp/B0062ZNYFK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412965711&sr=8-1&keywords=hl-2270dw+toner

> the toner costs so much

https://www.amazon.com/Brother-Cartridge-TN730-Replacement-Replenishment/dp/B075X7TFY5/ref=pd_sim_229_4?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B075X7TFY5&pd_rd_r=554ff25f-d0e9-11e8-a739-33eb8bfc8d81&pd_rd_w=VaWLU&pd_rd_wg=FS6Ar&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=18bb0b78-4200-49b9-ac91-f141d61a1780&pf_rd_r=F95CZ8ZHHSN9XFFZR298&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=F95CZ8ZHHSN9XFFZR298

> And the printers cost a lot too.

https://www.amazon.com/Brother-Monochrome-HL-L2350DW-Two-Sided-Replenishment/dp/B0763WDSYZ/ref=sr_1_4?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1539656116&sr=1-4&keywords=brother+laser

I'm still using the starter in my laser printer.

How do I know if it is overclocked, I dont think it is but is there a way to check, also I wouldnt mind buying a new psu if the one I have isnt very good.

For which 970 to get I guess the best and coolest looking one, I've never really looked into overclocking

This is the card I'm looking at getting from a quick search

Talked to some friends and they said this is the best card to go for? Can anyone confirm? this

strangely enough here in italy the cheapest one is actually the gigabyte one
http://www.amazon.it/Gigabyte-GTX-rev-1-0-Scheda-Grafica/dp/B00NZT6D68/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1418413971&sr=8-3&keywords=GeForce+GTX+970

for 350 euros

then whats the difference betwenn that MSI 970 and this Gigabyte 970, that makes the gigabyte need the extra 50w?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-GTX-970-Graphics-Card/dp/B00NZT6D68/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1419179683&sr=8-6&keywords=gtx+970

i5 4690k and a GTX 970
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-GTX-970-Graphics-Card/dp/B00NZT6D68/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420767625&sr=8-1&keywords=gtx+970



http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-i5-4690K-Processor-Graphics-LGA-1150/dp/B00KPRWB9G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420767652&sr=8-1&keywords=intel+core+i5-4690k

I got one of those on Craigslist for $30. I've been feeding it $7 bottles of toner for over a year (2 so far, not sure on the page count), it's great. I get these: http://www.amazon.com/MFC-7360-MFC-7460DN-MFC-7860DW-DCP-7060D-DCP-7065DN/dp/B004WSO73W

I get 1800 to 2000 prints out of this

If you are set on making prints yourself, you should look to see if you can score a second hand printer at your local resale store or craigslist. I bought one off someone who was moving out of their apartment for 40 bucks. You can easily get off brand cartridges for much cheaper than the original ones, whatever model you get, do a quick search on amazon for replacement toner before you buy so you know how much replacement toner is. Whatever laser printer you get will be many times cheaper than inkjet.

Here is one example. Brother HL-L2350DW for about 100 bucks with a 4-pack of thrid party toner for 40 bucks. The estimated yield per cartridge is 3000 pages.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0763WDSYZ/

https://www.amazon.com/Arthur-Imaging-Compatible-Replacement-TN760/dp/B07LCKWVBY/

Ideally you shouldn't have to be supplementing for what the school isn't providing.

A lot of laser printers have containers for waste toner, though.