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I need to buy a black and white printer for scripts and I was wondering if I could get some recommendations. Cheep and holds a lot of ink is key. Thanks 
whats a good printer for screenplays?
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Any cheap laser printer that takes cheap black toner cartridges! I've had Samsungs and Lexmarks and Hewlett Packards and they all do the biz -- but toner cartridges can sometimes cost as much as a printer! Try a Google search on mono laser printer and compare hardware and consumable prices.
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I've had Samsungs and Lexmarks and Hewlett Packards and they all do the biz -- but toner cartridges can sometimes cost as much as a printer! Try a Google search on mono laser printer and compare hardware and consumable prices.-Derek
I absolutely love and recommend the Brother HL-1440 Laser Printer (or one in this series). This is an older printer but can be found on e-bay, often NIB or slightly/ lightly used. The cartridge lasts forever, you can find them on e-bay, (I found a bundled pack of 3 cartriges for the same price I'd get one for at office max) they are a sturdy, no nonsense black only printer with a good strong contrast. It is usb and parallel port adaptable. I've had mine for years and will be in agony when it dies. I print out a lot and end up buying a cartridge only every few years.
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Definitely go Laser. The toner is more expensive than ink but you won't be buying nearly as much.
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you sure about that printer use her name? I am reading some reviews on amazon and it is getting some really bad ones.
I have this great Brother HL-5140 . . . wow, can't get much better than this little guy. Yep it's a laser.
I have an older HP LaserJet, the 1200, and I love-love-love it. I get close to 5,000 pages on a single expensive ($54) cartridge--that's a whole lot of screenplays. (IIRC, it's rated for 3500.) I have never once had a paper jam or an ink smear, although if I'm not careful, it's only too happy to print an envelope crooked.
Maryn, who wouldn't hesitate to buy this again
Maryn, who wouldn't hesitate to buy this again
A b&w laser printer for which you can buy toner refills (rather than whole cartidges) costs about $20/year in toner to run. Check e-bay for a good idea of what models have cheap toner refills. . .
I have a HP laserjet 1022nw. It's wireless so I won't have to sit next to it while it prints all those pages. It cost me around 200$ two years ago.