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Brother HL-2170W Laser

$167.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
-Toner lasts an exorbitant length of time (my starter one lasted 6-8 months and printed 1000 pages before it ran out of toner)
from www.amazon.com
Casual users and novices might consider sticking to the wired capability - which was easily set up when the CD was used in a Windows enviro (see above).
from www.amazon.com
It will take us a quite a while to use the starter toner cartridge, and I have no problem spending $50 on an extended life toner replacement compared to the frequency we previously replaced our $60 ink cartridge combos.
from www.amazon.com
The new printer price for this machine amounts to false advertising because the "starter" toner cartride yields less than 1000 sheets at 5% coverage which means YOU HAVE TO FACTOR IN THE COST OF NEW TONER CARTRIDGE INTO THE NEW PRINTER PRICE.
from www.amazon.com
I only need to print a few pages/month so I expect the "starter" cartridge will last me for the next 5-10 years and I'll need to open the printer tray again only when the paper starts turning yellow.

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Positives: Nice Print Quality, Fast Printing, Easy To Setup, Type: Workgroup Printers,Workgroup Printer

2 RECOMMENDED by 10 people for BEGINNING

HP LASERJET P1006

$155.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
The good things about this printer: the purchase price is inexpensive; you can get one with the starter toner package for $100.
from Florida360, www.newegg.com
Comes with starter cartridge but that is to be expected with any printer.
from www.amazon.com
The toner included is a STARTER toner, which means that it averages MUCH less than 1500 pages.
from www.amazon.com
I've loaded an HP cartridge that cost about $70 and have done less than 200 pages, so don't have any experience beyond the starter toner cartridge.
from www.amazon.com
I am not a novice, but I was not able to set it up right away.

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Positives: Fast Printing, Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Type: Personal Printers,Personal Printer

3 RECOMMENDED by 8 people for BEGINNING

Brother HL-2140 Laser

$120.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
If it seems too early for new toner, remember that the starter toner is only for about 1000 pages.
from albumgeek, www.newegg.com
If you ask me this pays for it's self with the starter cartridge.
from www.amazon.com
I had a faulty starter toner cartridge, did all the troubleshooting, last was to get a new cartridge, which fixed the issue (horizontal lines).
from www.amazon.com
The problem is, the "starter" toner, which claims a 1,000 page yield has printed about 200 pages, and says it is empty.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
(a starter toner cartridge is supplied with the unit)~$200 for four years of college printing is as good as it gets.

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Positives: Fast Printing, Nice Print Quality, Easy To Use, Type: Workgroup Printers

4 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for BEGINNING

HP Color Laserjet Cp2025dn

Hewlett Packard Color Laserjet Cp2025dn With Extra 250-Sheet Input Tray Bundle Printer

$472.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
I am a long time fan of HP products beginning with an HP 11C calculator purchased in 1980 that still works just as well as it did the first day it was used.
from www.amazon.com
The product comes with starter toner cartridges which last about 1/2 as long as the regular toner replacement cartridges.
from www.amazon.com
The only negative is that the included cartridges are starter cartrideges with only 1200 pages each.
from www.amazon.com
The CP2025dn comes with 4 starter toner cartridges for 1200 pages.

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Positives: Fast Printing, Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Type: Card Printer

5 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for BEGINNING

Canon PIXMA MP620 InkJet

$335.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
I am very much a novice but recently retired so beginning to get into tech.
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?flexibility of wifi, print quality, inexpensive cartridges, ease of use, looks slick what's not so great:?not exactly an easy setup for a novice "this is a great printer.
from www.amazon.com
The installation guide in the beginning seemed little confusing since there are jumps to various steps based on operating system and network configuration.

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Positives: Fast Printing, Excellent Print Quality, Easy To Use, Type: All-In-One Printer

Xerox Phaser 6130

$915.00 Est. at Amazon

from Slav M, www.newegg.com
i bought some quality paper for it and my prints look absolutely spectacular.the new system came with 4 starter toners which last about 100 pages each.
from www.amazon.com
The included instructions guide novices in setting up your printer, changing the toner cartridges and other basics.
from jimweil, www.shopping.com
Cons: Higher that anticipated cost of operation due to 'starter' cartridges.

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Positives: Good Print Quality, Easy To Use, Has Nice Connectivity, Technology (Detailed): Color Laser

Brother PT-1010

$30.00 Est. at Amazon

from Matt from Spokane, clickfrom.buy.com
This product comes with only a starter label cartridge.
from John from Pleasant Grove, UT, clickfrom.buy.com
I'm using the option to reduce the amount of spare tape on the edges, but it only works for the end of the print, not the beginning.
from SamBlackjack from Cleveland, Ohio, clickfrom.buy.com
It comes with a starter label cartridge.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Compact, Good Print Quality, Type: Label Printers

Brother MFC 9840CDW

$807.00 Est. at Amazon

from Small Business Owner from Phila PA, clickfrom.buy.com
Good experience - from buying the unit from Buy.com (best price and very good prior experiences) to receiving it from FedEx (on-time, helped unload, friendly) to installing it and beginning to use.
from www.pcnation.com
The step-by-step instructions for setting it up and loading the software were perfect for a novice like myself.
from www.mwave.com
The manual doesn't have enough information that we need to record outgoing message by leaving the beginning in silent for 5-6 seconds in order to for the machine to pick up the signal and decide if the signal is fax or phone.
from www.mwave.com
Comes with full standard toner/drum (while not high yield toner, its also not "starter" yield either).

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Positives: Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Compact, Type: All-In-One Printers

Brother MFC-490cw Color Inkjet Multi-Function

$151.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
It's quiet and the color printing is nice The only drawback for me is i wished that they gave full ink cartiledges instead of the starter ink because these won't last long.
from www.amazon.com
Ink is where they make their money but I was disappointed it had "starter cartridges."
from www.amazon.com
Wish I'd read more of the negative reviews before buying this thing, because all it ever had to say to me was "paper jam" right from the beginning.
from www.amazon.com
I've used all the ink in the starter cartridges that come with the printer and am now using the funnel fill.
from www.amazon.com
And it even came with starter ink cartridges!

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Positives: Fast Printing, Excellent Print Quality, Compact, Type: All-In-One Printer

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