I bought one of these babies because I hate inkjets and love laser. This was the only one I could really afford which was small enough to fit on my desktop and had colour.
Laser printers are better than inkjets because they give a crisp and professional look to word documents and spreadsheets. Even with a fine quality inject it still looks home-made unless it is on hideously expensive paper. Therefore the LBP 5000 it makes my assignments look great. There is always a slight shininess to the text and pictures which sends shivers down my spine with excitement.
It is generally understood that lasers are far better value for money on a long-term basis. When you replace cartridges in an injet they can cost £15 plus for each colour. A replacement toner cartridge for the LBP5000laser printer is around £50, however they need replacing far less frequently. I have had mine for six months and have gone through at least two reams of paper and still have plenty left.
The colour is an added bonus, especially for printing revision notes where the use of colour is very important. Laser printers will always have a vibrant colour, and in the case of the LBP5000 this is no exception.
I paid around £160 for my printer from Misco. This, I felt, was an excellent price when compared to other, even larger, printers and their quality.
The picture quality of photographs are not that of a photo printer, however they are perfectly exceptable for an assignment or publication. They are a little dark, but this is rectified by lightening the picture with a photo suite. The text is also very good, even to point 6 font.
It takes a lot of paper so there is no need to keep filling it up.
I have had one jam since buying this six months ago. It was rectified by pulling down the hatch, which is easily accessible at the front, and extracting the paper.
This colour laser printer is compatible with Windows and (hooray) Macs!!! I had a mono laser printer which I found out was not compatible with my new Mac, so I am glad to say this one is.
Printing speed is not the fastest compared to my other mono laser, however it is more than adequate and isn't as slow as some inkjets.
I have had one problem which was an isolated incident (thank God). I was trying to print a two page document and it kept saying that it was out of paper, even though it wasn't. I tried restarting and everything. It would print other documents, just not this one. It hasn't happened again, and I got round the problem by copying and pasting the text into another document. I can't explain this incident, but it appears to be just a hiccup.
I won't go into any more detail. As all information, with regard to dimensions etc. are attainable in the specification on Canon's website. This is merely my opinion of the machine and what stood out for me.
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