Printer recommendations

[Happy Heart]

I'm looking to buy a printer that will accommodate thicker card stock. Do any of you have an answer for me?

[mxgirl71]

I have this one, which has been discontinued. It's a few years old, so they probably have a newer updated version. I like it because it has a front loading tray and will feed either straight out the back for thicker card stock or or feed on top for regular paper. It's only B & W, but it feeds Neenah Classic Crest 110#, Papertrey Ink Stampers Select White and Gina K with no issues.

Brother HL-L2360DW | Monochrome Laser Printer - Discontinued (brother-usa.com)

[melissa59]

Mine is similar to mxgirl71's printer, but a 2380 instead of 2360, but also discontinued.
https://www.brother-usa.com/products/hll2380dw

I went with a laser printer because I was tired of buying colored ink when 95 percent of my printing was black & white text. The laser toner is cheaper and lasts a long time. My old Canon Pixma printer was cheap and printed well, but it used the color cartridges in addition to the black ink cartridge. A real waste of money in the long run. If I need color printing, I'll just put it on a thumb drive and have Staples do the printing.

I chose this Brother laser printer because I needed a printer with a scanner and because it has a manual (front to back) feed for cardstock. It works very well. I've been happy with it. I recently learned that I can do heat foiling on laser prints. I'm looking forward to picking up a laminating machine so I can do just that.

Looks like the newest version is the HL-L2390DW. It is $150 at Best Buy. Staples and Amazon both have a HL-L2395DW for $170. Not sure the difference between the 90 and 95 models.

[Jeffery21]

If you want to produce paper with a high GSM content or especially rigid materials, you will have a paper web with the strongest momentum and the least amount of curls. In an inkjet, this means a vertical rear plate with as loose a feed angle as possible and more powerful feed rollers. On a laser, this means a feed tray that bypasses as many feed rollers as possible, as well as a more powerful belt drive found on mid- and high-end models.

If you need laboratory-grade photo quality, stick with ink. If you can afford something between newspaper quality and magazine quality, laser becomes an option and may be the best option as you do not risk squeezing the printheads with rare prints.

Assuming you need ink, the XP-15000 is not a bad choice, but the Precision Core printhead tends to clog more than most of the competition, so the Canon Pro-100 would probably be a better option for you.