Great printer on sale

I usually leave it to my wife to post great sales and freebies on her blog, but here’s one worth pointing out.

We print a lot at home, and had been using an inkjet, like I think most people. Problem is, they’re hideously expensive — that is, the ink cost means you pay a lot per page. Laser printers are much more economical. (Save the inkjet for printing photos.)

I did my research to balance print quality, speed, and media cost and settled on a Samsung ML-2510. It’s about $125 (only $20 or so more than its lower-end brother, the ML-2010), and it’s excellent — fast, quiet, and gives great prints.

Even better, toner is cheap compared to inkjet ink, and, unlike with inkjets, you can get great results with third-party refill kits. Bottom line: If you print mostly text, a laser is the way to go.

Which leads me to the fact that Samsung is now offering a $60 rebate on the ML-2510, making it an incredible deal. Staples has it for $130 (that is, $70 post-rebate), with free delivery, too.

I have no clue how long this lasts, but if you’re looking for a great black and white printer, this is it.

Minor update: I printed envelopes with the 2510 for the first time, and the envelopes came out perfectly the first time without my tweaking the settings. So I’m impressed.