Black and white only, fused onto the page with heat. Nothing dries out, so it prints correctly after months unused — which is why it is the standing recommendation for anyone who prints in bursts. Toner costs more per page than a tank printer's ink.
Printers
9
Brands
3
Price range
~$129–$299
Mono page
3.3¢–6.5¢
Cost to own · 5,000 pages
Brother HL-L2400D~$298
~$134 printer + ~$164 supplies
Brother HL-L2405W~$303
~$139 printer + ~$164 supplies
Brother HL-L2460DW~$343
~$179 printer + ~$164 supplies
Brother DCP-L2640DW~$373
~$209 printer + ~$164 supplies
Brother MFC-L2820DW~$433
~$269 printer + ~$164 supplies
Xerox B235~$479
~$299 printer + ~$180 supplies
purchase priceink or toner. An estimate: purchase price plus 5,000 pages at each printer’s computed cost per page, assuming 4 mono pages for every colour page. Printers whose consumable price we could not source are left out.
