Hello!
I am looking for an affordable monochrome laser printer that, if possible, includes a colour-enabled scanner. I do not know much about printers, nor vendors. I'm sure that I want it to be laser-based, because I would print many (text) documents (classes...). I'd also find it nice if it had a scanner, because I often need it to, for instance, duplicate "legal" papers and such things. Thus, it doesn't need to be a professional-grade scanner.
For 69€ -which is a very low price-, I have found the Ricoh SP 203S. I had heard about HP and Canon, but not about Ricoh, which makes me a bit nervous. I have searched for reviews about this seemingly fantastic model, but haven't found any - which makes it worse. Could you please tell me if Ricoh is a good brand, and if this particular model is good?
On the other hand, for around 100€, I have found the Samsung M2070 Xpress. As far as I can tell, it's essentially the same as the other model. On the linked (official) product page, there are some "extras" listed, such as those remote-related things (Google Cloud,...), whatever they are. If I have understood what they basically are, I don't need them: I will only print from the computer, connecting both devices with a cable,... the old way.
As a note, anything like FAX, remote control (Wi-fi and Ethernet),... all those things, may be discarded.
With this description of my requirements, and, in particular, these two models, could you please explain whether any of the two is better, and why? I would also welcome any opinions with regards to the brands. I understand that opinions relate to personal experience, and that almost everything has failed to someone. However, it would still be nice to know the reputation, the support they offer (drivers,...),... that kind of things.
Oh!, and, I won't play with it with anything other than Windows. No penguin, unfortunately.
I am looking for an affordable monochrome laser printer that, if possible, includes a colour-enabled scanner. I do not know much about printers, nor vendors. I'm sure that I want it to be laser-based, because I would print many (text) documents (classes...). I'd also find it nice if it had a scanner, because I often need it to, for instance, duplicate "legal" papers and such things. Thus, it doesn't need to be a professional-grade scanner.
For 69€ -which is a very low price-, I have found the Ricoh SP 203S. I had heard about HP and Canon, but not about Ricoh, which makes me a bit nervous. I have searched for reviews about this seemingly fantastic model, but haven't found any - which makes it worse. Could you please tell me if Ricoh is a good brand, and if this particular model is good?
On the other hand, for around 100€, I have found the Samsung M2070 Xpress. As far as I can tell, it's essentially the same as the other model. On the linked (official) product page, there are some "extras" listed, such as those remote-related things (Google Cloud,...), whatever they are. If I have understood what they basically are, I don't need them: I will only print from the computer, connecting both devices with a cable,... the old way.
As a note, anything like FAX, remote control (Wi-fi and Ethernet),... all those things, may be discarded.
With this description of my requirements, and, in particular, these two models, could you please explain whether any of the two is better, and why? I would also welcome any opinions with regards to the brands. I understand that opinions relate to personal experience, and that almost everything has failed to someone. However, it would still be nice to know the reputation, the support they offer (drivers,...),... that kind of things.
Oh!, and, I won't play with it with anything other than Windows. No penguin, unfortunately.