On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:31:00 +0000, Tim Lamb
wrote:

I have been looking for a cheap printer to replace the gummed up inkjet
my wife used to use before we bought her a laptop. I now get irregular
e-mails requesting that such and such letter/recipe/birth/marriage/death
etc. attachment should be printed on the office m/c.

I don't leave my PC switched on so networking won't work and she works
at the other end of the house so picking up copy is inconvenient.

I confidently expected dot matrix printers to be dirt cheap by now and
half promised one as a birthday pressie. 150ukp they must be joking!

For 70ukp I can get an entry level laser inc. usb cable. Is there
something I should know?

Try your local tip ( Ahem...waste recycling interface ).
You should be able to take your pick of inkjet printers at a fiver a
pop.
Look out for the HP Deskjet printers that use black ink cartridges
like the one pictured in the link below - they have an ink level
indicator on them. More often than not the black ink cartridge is
practically full.

http://www.tuttocompatibile.it/images/hp_51640.jpg

Regards,



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Stephen Howard
Woodwind repairs & period restorations
http://www.shwoodwind.co.uk