I'm looking for a new printer and prefer to buy from Costco. I do NOT care about scanning or fax, all I need is low maintenance and color printing (doesn't need to be high photo quality). It will be used in a home setting. I often go 2 months without printing, but might have to print 50 pages then. Budget is $300 unless you convince me otherwise. I thought about the Epson EcoTank, but apparently they're not a good choice if you don't print often. Thanks!
Edit: I followed the advice given, and just put a Costco order in for the Brother HLL3290CDWB. Thanks everyone!!!!
If you're doing intermittent printing with lots of delay in between I'd STRONGLY encourage you to go the laser route. Toner doesn't dry up when it's not used.
Go for the laser printers. Ink jet printers will be a waste of money if you aren’t printing regularly. Personally, I’m a fan of the Brother brand. You should be able to find plenty in your price range. Brother Printer
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If you're doing intermittent printing with lots of delay in between I'd STRONGLY encourage you to go the laser route. Toner doesn't dry up when it's not used.
More on reddit.comWe just returned out Epson ET-2850 due to it churning out unusable prints. I researched and it looks like Brother is the go to recommended brand around here. I would like to try out a laser printer but the only one that does color is the MFC-L8895CDW at $650 which is quite steep for a household that doesn't print much but needs a printer that will just work for years to come. Were sick of constant issues so if going this route gives us a reliable printer we will spring for it.
Next question about the above, is the MFC-L8895CDW DRM protected? The Brother's brand toner is quite expensive compared to aftermarket cartridges that it says it takes (TN-436)