Best-value in personal laser printers: which model?

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Geoff Gass said:
They don't have any stores. The showroom at Grand/Franklin closed in
the Spring. The only option for pickup now is the showroom at their HQ
in Vernon Hills, on Milwaukee between Half Day and Town Line.
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Darn, that was the recommended store for looking at laser printers. I
can order online but I wanted a store that has a large selection on
display, so I can look at them. What's the best store in Chicago area
for that? I tried Circuit City and Best Buy near me but they are inkjet
dominated and had very few lasers.
 
Ajanta said:
Darn, that was the recommended store for looking at laser printers. I
can order online but I wanted a store that has a large selection on
display, so I can look at them. What's the best store in Chicago area
for that? I tried Circuit City and Best Buy near me but they are inkjet
dominated and had very few lasers.
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What about Micro-Center (or as my students call it, Geeksylvania)
located on Elston somewhere between Logan and Fullerton?

I don't know what they have, just a suggestion. Perhaps you could call
them and find out what they have on the floor. (773) 292-1700

I seem to recall a fairly decent selection of high speed, business
capacity machines when I was shopping for a color laserwriter for the
school.
 
Dave Van said:
What about Micro-Center (or as my students call it, Geeksylvania)
located on Elston somewhere between Logan and Fullerton?

I don't know what they have, just a suggestion. Perhaps you could call
them and find out what they have on the floor. (773) 292-1700

I seem to recall a fairly decent selection of high speed, business
capacity machines when I was shopping for a color laserwriter for the
school.
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There's also a Micro Center in Westmont, on Ogden, pretty convenient to
Oak Brook.
 
Ajanta said:
Darn, that was the recommended store for looking at laser printers. I
can order online but I wanted a store that has a large selection on
display, so I can look at them. What's the best store in Chicago area
for that? I tried Circuit City and Best Buy near me but they are inkjet
dominated and had very few lasers.
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Maybe try Fry's? <http://www.frys.com/downersgrove.html>

I didn't wander into the printer section, so not sure how good their
laser selection is, but it's bound to be better than the others.
 
Ajanta said:
I would like to purchase a personal laser printer for my mac (running
osx). Features:

1. B&W
2. Should print standard paper sizes (envelopes wpuld be plus but not
essential).
3. Small footprint.
4. Quiet trouble-free service.
5. Speed less important than print quality and above factors.

Usually I don't mind and have been lucky with buying used, but printers
have moving parts and I'd prefer to pay a little extra for new/refurb
unit with manufacturer's warranty. Can be a current model or a recently
discontinued one.

With all of that, which brand and which model would you recommend?

6. Finally, while fantasizing about my new set up, please recommend a
color laser as well. I may not be able to afford it but would like to
consider for a few minutes. :-)

All opinions appreciated.
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Macintouch has a lengthy discussion o printing on the Mac, which
includes discussions about low cost bw and color lasers:

http://www.macintouch.com/printing.html

Best,
Russ
 
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