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Hemi_Joel
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Feb 10, 2023

Laser printer/scanner recommendation?

Hi, I would like to add a color laser printer/scanner/copier to my pickup camper. Looking for recommendations/experiences on what to get or what not to get. Sometimes I have to do work from the road that involves printing and scanning. Quality scans of documents are important for my business, I can't use my cell phone for that.

Since I am in a pickup camper, compactness is important. Up to a 16" x 18" footprint would be preferred, smaller being better.

Rugged enough to survive the rough roads.

Is there something that I can print wirelessly directly from my laptop PC, or do I need to buy and set up some type of network equipment?

I want laser because my ink jet kept drying up from lack of use. Separate color and b&w cartridges would be a plus.

A (reliable) document feeder would be a big plus.

I used to have an HP inkjet that was constantly doing popups and was trying to sell me stuff. The HP software was like a virus that I couldn't get rid of, and was consuming my computers resources in the background, slowing it down. I don't want anything annoying like that.

I want something that does not connect to the cloud or the web unless I tell it to, and will function completely off line.

When I have to interrupt my vacations for work, I like to jump in, do it, jump out. No time for fiddling for hours with unreliable software/connectivity snafu's.

I have a 2000 watt pure sine wave inverter for power.

I'm hoping to stay under $600ish.

What do you recommend?

Thanks, Joel
  • I think this Brother color laser printer meets all of your requirements. It is the one I would get if I needed a color printer. As it is my B&W Brother Laser has been flawless for the past several years so don't need a new one.
  • Brother is now our go-to brand for printers here at home. but in the RV we carried a small Samsung B&W laser, model M2020W. measures 13" wide by 8" deep. we chose a laser for reliability...no clogged ink nozzles. and that particular printer for its size.
  • I have no experience with color laser printers, but I've had a couple of Brother laser printers and have been very happy with them. They do the job and the toner cartridges are cheaper than HP. Just my experience with Brother, don't know about the color lasers. Not much help I know, but I like the Brother. :)