I at uni, i have using this printer intensely since 2 months ago and it still has plenty of ink. However, it was quite difficult to install the software needed for the printer to work on my mac
Picked this up as I needed an extra printer and it works very well within the limitations of its spec. At approx £40 it is a steal.
Point of note which I hope is useful - the Canon 725 toner cartridge it uses (and which is relatively difficult to source) is identical to the HP CE285A which is much more readily available and often much cheaper.
I needed a compact mono laser printer to handle 350 pages at a time that would work well with a Mac.
The set up was easy and it worked well immediatly and has continued to do so.
The only draw back with printers of this type is thst every 1500 pages or so ylu have to spend 30-60 percent of the initial cost to buy a new cartridge. But given that 15 years ago the printer would have cost seven times as much - it a very good buy.
An unexpected bonus is that the printer is virtually dust free unlike many laser printers.
The minor annoyances first. No USB connection lead is supplied. It is not a network printer so this is the only way of connecting it so why not supply one instead of supplying two mains leads one with a continental plug.
It is described as space saving and the depth is indeed much less than comparable black and white laser printers but the space is not really saved as you need to lower the paper feed from the front so nothing can be stored in front of it anyway. If positioned at the front of a desk this would be very vulnerable to damage. The unused paper after a print job cant be left in the paper tray as it needs to fold up after use so it will probably always be left down and charged with paper by the majority of users.
In comparison with a similarly priced black and white laser printer such as the Brother HL-2035, which I am used to, the performance as regards quality and speed was somewhat better on the Canon LBP6000.
The quality was determined using a Greyscale Linearisation Gray Gamma 2.2 chart. The steps were resolved slightly better on the Canon than my Brother HL-2035 using the highest quality settings. On the standard default settings they were identical in quality on printed words, greyscale pictures and test charts.
The printer unlike the Brother needs the power switch on the front switching on if the printer is powered off something I do not need to do with the Brother Printer. That aside it is ready and goes to sleeep quicker and almost silently.
Also compared to the Brother HL-2035 changing the cartridge on the Canon LBP6000 also changes the drum. I would have thought that that this was adding needless cost but the maths are a bit complicated and in fact it is almost the same.
A replacement combined toner and drum for 1,600 pages costs £58.98 a toner only for the Brother HL-2035 is £44 for 1,500 pages. With regard to the cost of replacing a drum on a Brother this would be £60 and only needed every 8 cartridge changes.
If you want an easier maintenance regime I suppose the Canon wins on this score especially as a Cleaner utility is run from the software by running an ordinary sheet of printer paper through which comes out as a corrugated sheet after cleaning is finished.
In conclusion I have always bought Brother Printers but my experience with the Canon LBP6000 will make this a favoured option.
It is described as space saving and the depth is indeed much less than comparable black and white laser printers but the space is not really saved as you need to lower the paper feed from the front so nothing can be stored in front of it anyway. If positioned at the front of a desk this would be very vulnerable to damage. The unused paper after a print job cant be left in the paper tray as it needs to fold up after use so it will probably always be left down and charged with paper by the majority of users.
In comparison with a similarly priced black and white laser printer such as the Brother HL-2035, which I am used to, the performance as regards quality and speed was somewhat better on the Canon LBP6000.
The quality was determined using a Greyscale Linearisation Gray Gamma 2.2 chart. The steps were resolved slightly better on the Canon than my Brother HL-2035 using the highest quality settings. On the standard default settings they were identical in quality on printed words, greyscale pictures and test charts.
The printer unlike the Brother needs the power switch on the front switching on if the printer is powered off something I do not need to do with the Brother Printer. That aside it is ready and goes to sleeep quicker and almost silently.
Also compared to the Brother HL-2035 changing the cartridge on the Canon LBP6000 also changes the drum. I would have thought that that this was adding needless cost but the maths are a bit complicated and in fact it is almost the same.
A replacement combined toner and drum for 1,600 pages costs £58.98 a toner only for the Brother HL-2035 is £44 for 1,500 pages. With regard to the cost of replacing a drum on a Brother this would be £60 and only needed every 8 cartridge changes.
If you want an easier maintenance regime I suppose the Canon wins on this score especially as a Cleaner utility is run from the software by running an ordinary sheet of printer paper through which comes out as a corrugated sheet after cleaning is finished.
In conclusion I have always bought Brother Printers but my experience with the Canon LBP6000 will make this a favoured option.
Nice post.Thanks for sharing it.
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white bands printed with that printer...why??
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