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===== Printers ===== | ===== Printers ===== | ||
- | * Our main (2D) printer is a Brother MFC-L8690CDW. It's on the west wall in the [[PC Room]]. All the [[Gaming PCs]] are set up to print to it, or you can find it on the wifi network from your device/laptop. | + | * 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. | * 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. | ||
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+ | ^**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^ | ||
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+ | ^**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^ | ||
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+ | ^**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^ | ||
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+ | ^**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 ===== | ===== Scanners ===== | ||
* The Brother MFC-L8690CDW has a flatbed scanner (and a document feed scanner that can scan a set of photos etc). | * 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]]. | * Slide scanner, this is located on the west wall shelves above the printer in the [[PC Room]]. | ||
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