​That's not pricey, genuine ink jets cost way more.

I have the 240DN (£36.59 in a recent deal) and it's a decent printer. The prints are not vibrant (it's a colour laser...) but perfectly acceptable.

Be warned it is very large and heavy, if you need something compact then check the dimensions!

Thanks shad0wca7, just got my confirmation of cashback email.

Purchased as I have had a few inkjets over the past few years and as I only print occasionally, the start up alone of inkjets takes an age.

Bought this now. Are these easy to refill?

I've gathered that we need to use replace the chip each time we refill cartridge.

I understand that the colours are all in one cartridge. Does each colour have its own chip? Do I need to make holes in the cartridge?

Is there a step by step guide on refilling these?



I have noted the refills come with instructions but can't see them online now anywhere.

Just to confirm, purchases directly through Amazon DO qualify for the cashback:

"Thank you for your email.

If your product was purchased from Amazon directly, we can confirm that it will qualify for this promotion.

Feel free to contact us, should you have any further question.
"

"Dear Sir/Madam,

Thank you for your email. 

Unfortunately, purchases made via Amazon marketplace do not qualify for this promotion. 

This promotion is valid for an end customer in respect of a purchase of a qualifying product from an official Ricoh retailer.

Purchases made through other channels, or for resale, will not be eligible for cash back.

Please do not hesitate to contact us again should you have any more queries. "

Hot from me. Absolutely crazy price !!!!
The price of the fuser unit alone is more than the price of this printer.
A must buy for anyone in the market for a colour laser printer.
Perfect colour prints that wont smudge at the first drip of water.

this seems to be the same as the 240, these are essentially the same machine since the 220, they do change the chips up sometimes, i know the 240 chips dont work in my 220, even tho they look the same.

Can someone explain the... Chips and how to get them for £15

In my opinion that SP-C250DNW won't qualify for this promotion, SP C250DN will: https://ricoh-promotions.com/gb/en/pages/cashback-2016/qualifying

ordered - cheers!

Anyone found a good colour laser mfp as an alternative? The Mrs demands the ability to photocopy...

Does the cashback work on exdisplay laser printer?
Thanks

Gave heat but be aware than cheap (in cost) printers almost always have reduced print capacity starting toner/ink kits, The inkjet equivalents you might as well just throw them away when you need to refill.

The standard toner kits appear to be around £80 this yeilds a page count of 2k for black and 1.6k for the various colour toners.

I'm tempted to replace my HP4350DTN workhorse but my worries are the cost of the toners after the coupla hundred page initial toner kits run out.

But the £200 for a full replacement toner set worries me.

What about the drum replacement?

You can run these cheaply if you dont mind getting a little dirty, i have the older 220 from ricoh and am an engineer, the chips are under 15 for a set, just because its says its empty, doesnt mean it is, they use coverage/print total to calculate end of life, usually loads left after it says its out, just rechip and press onwards.
The drum which makes the image is usually good for X2 orX3 the life of cartridge, unfortunately, when the unit runs low on toner, they want you buy a new one, when all it really needs is a chip and sometimes a toner top off. Ricoh uses all in one cartridges to reduce footprint of machine, you can buy other laser colour printers that just take a little toner box, but they are usually larger machines due to the technology involved, same with adding duplexing, hey, this stuff takes extra room to fit inside!

Looks like a good deal upfront, but the end of the first review on amazon from somebody who was given the printer for free states:
".... The replacement cost for the the four toner cartridges is £185.42 at cartridge save .co.uk . At a cost of £101 for the printer, it means it might be cheaper to replace the printer than replace the toner. This could be a limiting factor in purchasing this printer but the print quality is amazingly good"

Good spot. I vote hot.

I fix laser printers please be careful manufacturers are way clever than what people realise. Usually the cartridges will be starters without chips so you will to pay for chips plus a toner refil. Laser printers do not work like an inkjet, toner contains many different compounds and the particle sizes are completely different. If its a drum and toner in one the unit will probably be made so it cant be refilled so you'll need atleast 1 genuine set. Good luck ><.

Sounds like a great deal for a colour duplex laser printer. Voting hot.

And your printouts don't smudge. And it's faster. And it costs less to run. But it won't print photos well.

Really, all this information is readily available if you search for it.

It would be rude not to buy at this price

What the difference getting this versus a cheaper inkjet printer?

Brought from Amazon, even saved £4.50 with my student prime account :smile:

yeah good value/a good deal, not necessarily lowest price but non-extortionate consumables and decent print quality etc, ideally (coincidentally...) £150 or less as that's the max I had in my head. Duplex would be nice but not an absolute deal breaker.

Is there any issue with toner cartridge chips? Just looking at the eBay listings, the toner refills are also offered with or without chips, which suggests those need resetting/replacing periodically.

This or the Dell?

Yeah maybe right, but how many pages it can print? Some printer have bigger tonners hence more expensive as do more pages?

Is there a link for the replacement cartridges please?
Would like to confirm price of toner before buying.
Thanks to the OP fir the deal.

That's actually a good question.. I'm not sure, I've emailed for clarification as on the Amazon iPhone app it mentions the cashback deal but that isn't mentioned on the normal website.

dont forget quidco 6%

Bit of stupid comparison, as they are not relative

About the same again for a set of compatible toners...
Not voting either way but seems like false economy to me.

how do you get the cashback?

Good Find .. OP

​This might be a silly question but is Amazon an official Ricoh retailer?

I think that it's the same price at Amazon

​Of course genuine ink jet ink costs more, but that's an apples to oranges comparison. If you use ink refills (a fair comparison), the cost is miniscule. However, we're talking about a laser printer, not inkjet here.

£12.89 per colour on a refill basis IS pricey. For example, full colour sets for a Dell C1760NW can be had for less than £14, so nearly 75% cheaper.

Who is voting this cold?! It's crazy-cheap for a full-feature colour laser printer. Thanks for posting OP.

​Also it's on a par with liquid ink refills which will give you nowhere near the number of prints. So cost per printed page will be significantly lower.

£12.82 per colour (x4) on eBay for just the refills, so quite pricey I'd say.

How much are toner refills?