Choosing a printer

My tips to choose a printer

forget about inkjet, it is a scam! A true printer is laser only, period.
forget about colors. Print white/black, that’s enough.
if you have the money you can also choose one that has duplex (printing on both sides)
most importantly choose not necessarily the cheapest printer, but the one which has… the cheapest toner cartridges (per number of pages)! The more you print, the more you will notice the cost is on the toner, not the printer itself.

I had good experience with Xerox because it usually supports the good old LPD protocol. It works also with CUPS and any Ubuntu, but in case you want old-school, well that should work. And e.g. for Phaser 3020 you have toner Toner cartridge Sakura SA106R02773-N - 1 500 pages - 1 350 ₽ (0.9 rub/page)

Printers & cartridges

B210
- 106R04348 / 3 000 pages
- 106R04349 / 6 000 pages
Phaser 3020 (obsolete)
- 106R02773 / 1 500 pages
- 106R03048 / 3 000 pages
Phaser 3052NI
- 106R02778 / 3 000 pages
Phaser 3330
- 106R03623 / 15 000 pages

Cartridges

Xerox 106R02778 works with

Phaser 3052
Phaser 3260
WorkCentre 3215
WorkCentre 3225

Price history

Nov 2022 (under sanctions)

Phaser B310 14 999 rub
Phaser B210DNI  15 799 rub (discount)
Phaser B210 19 999 rub

Feb 2021

Phaser B210 10 399 rub
Phaser 3052NI   10 699 rub
Phaser 3330 22 999 rub

Feb 2021 toner

CG-106R02778    920 rub (0.31 rub/page)
Xerox 106R02778 5 250 rub (1.75 rub/page)
Xerox 106R04349 6 899 rub (2.30 rub/page)

Oct 2020 printers

Phaser 3020 6 350 ₽
Phaser B210 9 750 ₽
Phaser 3330 20 199 ₽

Oct 2020 toner

G&G NT-106R03623 - 15 000 pages     3 450 ₽ (0.23 rub/page)
Sakura SA106R02773-N - 1 500 pages  1 350 ₽ (0.9 rub/page)
Xerox 106R03623 - 15 000 pages      13 699 ₽ (0.9 rub/page)
Xerox 106R04349 - 6 000 pages       7 099 ₽ (1.2 rub/page)
Xerox 106R04348 - 3 000 pages       4 499 ₽ (1.5 rub/page)
Xerox 106R03048 - 3 000 pages       7 899 ₽ (2.6 rub/page)

Resources

https://www.support.xerox.com/

https://www.xerox.com/en-cy/supplies-and-accessories/106R02778