"home" use.

I switched from HP colour laser (m251n i think, 2010 or earlier) due to now-unreliable mechanical (gear inside will fail at boot, at random) AND becoming-too-expensive for new toner, reaching RM4xx/colour. this printer now relegated to focus b&w-only, if it decides to play. no double-side printing, need module add-on.

Switched to Canon LBP623cdw colour laser, as that was the double-side model immediately available in Penang retail market during MCO in 2021. yeah, by then, already learnt double-side is a must for heavy-duty "home" printing. But damned, i check just now in Shopee, toner 054H is already reaching RM4xx/colour as well....

I am not a fan of 3rd-party refilled toner. I had been using original toners, right until the HP starts acting up with its gears at random. Starting the HP printer is playing roulette; will it reach "Ready" state or will it error.
My experience with using refilled, 3rd-party toner with the HP in the last 2 replacements was not encouraging. Maybe because I order through Shopee, and still haven't found a reliable brand and supplier. I will not do that with the Canon.

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I don't like AIO devices.
HP m251 - printer only.
HP m251n - LAN port
HP m251nw - LAN port, Wifi
Canon LBP623cdw - LAN port, wifi

This post has been edited by Oltromen Ripot: Sep 30 2023, 08:22 AM

if and if you print heavily.
because the ink hardens at the nozzle after a while.
it's a manageable "risk" if you keep clearing it through continuous printing.