Toner foiling girls - Q about laser printer

Yes, any type of laser printer should work fine with the Minc. I have a Brother laser printer I picked up a few years ago that wasn't very expensive and it's been working fine for me. Since I only use it for printing things for foiling or digital stamps for Copic coloring, I'm actually still on the initial "starter" toner cartridge that came with it. If memory serves, I think it said it was good for around 2,000 pages or something like that. The model I have is no longer being made, but this one is pretty similar feature-wise.

Brother® HL-L2370DW Wireless Laser Monochrome Printer

As for the HP Instant Ink program, unless they are doing something differently for their laser printer line than they are for their inkjet printers, the Instant Ink program is completely optional. They generally include a few free months of the service with their new printers in the hopes the customer will continue with the program. My inkjet printer is an HP and I actually ended up liking the convenience of the program enough that I continued with it after the free period ended. I've had my HP inkjet printer for 6-7 years now and have never had any issues with it.

The way the Instant Ink program works is when you get the new printer and sign up for the service, they will send you a set of ink cartridges (or a toner cartridge in the case of a laser printer). When the printer prompts you that it's running low and needs the cartridge(s) replaced, it communicates that information wirelessly to HP and they send out a package of replacement cartridges for the next time you will need them, so you never have to worry about running out of ink. In the package with the new set of cartridges, they also include a postage-paid mailer which can be used to send back the empty cartridges for recycling.

I pay $3.99 per month and can print up to 50 pages. Any unused pages go into a "rollover" bucket which maxes out at 150 pages. I almost always have stuff go into my rollover bucket every month simply because I just don't print that often. In the event I do use all 50 of my monthly allotment, as well as everything in my rollover bucket, then I would be charged $1 for every 10 additional pages I go over. They have seven different plan options ranging from 10 pages per month with a 30 page rollover bucket for 99 cents/month all the way up 1500 pages per month with a 4500 rollover bucket for $49.99/month. The shipping for the cartridges is included in the monthly price, too. I paid $2.99/month for a number of years, but it went to to $3.99 in the past year or so. You can also change plans any time you like.


When I was doing a DIY planner and needed to print new planner pages as a new year approached, I would usually bump up to the next level plan for one month which gave me 100 pages/month and 300 rollover pages for $4.99 (which is now $5.99). I found it was cheaper to do that vs paying for the overages on the lower plan. Once I had everything printed out, I would simply downgrade back to my normal plan. It's been a few years since I did a DIY journal though as I've gone to digital planning now, so I don't have to do the upgrade/downgrade anymore.

I have the printer that CoffeeCrafter named above (the 2370). For me to get a good foiling I change the Printer Properties to THICKER PAPER. And in the Advanced... link I change the print quality to 1200 dpi and the Toner Save mode to off. (we usually print at 600 dpi and toner saver on)

If use the regular tray feed and it struggles with Neenah 110# paper, but works well for 80#. I haven't tried it with the Hammermill Chameleon paper yet.

ETA: that I have always used HP printers for both personal and business. My old workhorse HP printer died and hubby had just bought the 2370. (yes, we each had our own set of printers!) Rather than buying another I just started using his. So I'm a recent convert to Brother.

Since it's only a few weeks I'd wait until BF. It depends on if your need/want now is greater than a possible $20 discount in three weeks.