====== 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]].

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