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Jon Danniken[_2_]

wrote:
On Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:09:03 GMT, notbob wrote:

On 2010-04-18, Existential Angst wrote:

Altho, the absurdity of print cartridges seems to have made it to
the general zeitgeist, as companies are now advertising $5
cartridges. I'm sure there is still a scam involved, but mebbe
less of a scam than the current one.

Toss the color printer in favor of a cheapo b/w laser. I don't miss
my rip-off color Epson one bit and my Brother laser probably won't
run out of toner in my lifetime. If I absolutely must have a color
print of something, I'll take the file down to a commercial printer
on a flash drive and have THAT print made for a buck or two. TIP:
if you do get a b/w laser printer don't go too cheap. Make sure the
toner cartridge and print drum are separate items. I think I paid
$80 for my bullit-proof Brother.

nb

GearXS is dumping used HP laser printers for $50. I doubt you can get
a set of color/bw ink cartridges for much less than that.

I got a barely used HP LJ2100 for $65 a couple of years ago from CL. A ream
of paper fits perfectly in the two trays, and it has an envelope slot as
well. Since it's an office printer it has a duty cycle of 15,000 pages per
month, which means I will be using it for many years to come.

The only reason to get an inkjet printer is if you are a diehard
photographer who uses the printer enough to keep the ink flowing.

Jon