====== Printers & Scanners ====== See also [[3D printing]]. ===== Printers ===== * Our main (2D) printer is a [[https://store.brother.co.uk/catalogs/brotheruk/devices/laser/mfc/mfcl8690cdw|Brother MFC-L8690CDW]]. It's an A4 colour wireless laser printer. It's on the west wall in the [[PC Room]] (sitting on top of the [[fridge]]). All the [[Gaming PCs]] are set up to print to it, or you can find it on the wifi network from your device/laptop. It has a static IP of 192.168.1.10. You can also plug a USB stick directly into the front panel. * PC3 and PC4 each have Dymo [[label printer]] connected to them and have the Dymo software installed. ==== How much does it cost to print? ==== Members are welcome to use the printers but if you are printing more than a few sheets please consider a donation towards paper/toner etc. Costs are broken down below, but roughly (exlcuding electricity) it costs around 1.5p per black and white page and up to 20p per page for colour photos. ^**A4 page, 5% coverage, black and white:**^^ |Amazon Basics 80gsm Multi-Purpose Copy (5000 sheets) [£22.79]| 0.004558| |Toner cartridges (6500 pages at 5% coverage) [£19.99]| 0.003| |[[https://download.brother.com/welcome/doc100673/cv_mfcl8900cdw_uke_rg.pdf|Wear and tear (printer rated at 50,000 pages)]] [£389.99]| 0.0077| ^Cost per page^ 1.53p^ ^**A4 page, 10% coverage, colour:**^^ |Amazon Basics 80gsm Multi-Purpose Copy (5000 sheets) [£22.79]| 0.004558| |Toner cartridges (2000 pages at 10% coverage) [£55.23]| 0.027615| |[[https://download.brother.com/welcome/doc100673/cv_mfcl8900cdw_uke_rg.pdf|Wear and tear (printer rated at 50,000 pages)]] [£389.99]| 0.0077| ^Cost per page^ 4.0p^ ^**A4 page 60% coverage, colour photos:**^^ |Amazon Basics 80gsm Multi-Purpose Copy (5000 sheets) [£22.79]| 0.004558| |Toner cartridges (333.33 pages at 60% coverage) [£55.23]| 0.1656| |[[https://download.brother.com/welcome/doc100673/cv_mfcl8900cdw_uke_rg.pdf|Wear and tear (printer rated at 50,000 pages)]] [£389.99]| 0.0077| ^Cost per page^ 17.8p^ ^**Standard address label (32mm x 57mm):**^^ |Standard thermal (no toner) address labels (10,000) [£35]| 0.0035| |[[https://help.dymo.com/s/article/How-long-can-I-expect-my-LabelWriter-to-last?language=en_US|Wear and tear (printed rated at 500,000 labels)]] ([[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Label-Writer-Wireless-Printer-Black/dp/B073GXFZQW/|£199]])| 0.0003| ^Cost per label^ 0.38p^ ===== Scanners ===== * The Brother MFC-L8690CDW has a flatbed scanner (and a document feed scanner that can scan a set of photos etc). * Slide scanner, this is located on the west wall shelves above the printer in the [[PC Room]]. [[Start#Equipment|Back to Equipment]]