In message , Steve Walker
writes
On 31/05/2011 01:14, Nightjar "cpb"@ insertmysurnamehere wrote:
On 31/05/2011 00:07, wrote:
On 30 May,
"Dave wrote:

Need to replace my 20 year old HP Laserjet printer and although I have a
scanner it's so old it only works with Windows 95 or 98 and not XP. A
three
in one ink jet machine looks like the best option so any
recommendations?

Definitely not! Inkjets are a PITA, heads clogging and small capacity
cartridges. Laser printers just work, and are a lot cheaper to run. ...

One slight problem with lasers ATM is that Canon's main toner cartridge
manufacturing plant was in the path of the tsunami. Canon, of course,
also supply a lot of other brand names with their cartridges. Shortages
are already being reported in the USA and it is far from certain that
other manufacturers will be able to keep up with demand as people switch
to them.

Colin Bignell

But if he's buying a new laser printer and assuming he's not printing
ridiculously large quantities, they'll have the factory (or an
alternative) up and running well before his toner runs out!

Yes.

Epson 3 in 1 for £79 or less must be tempting though. My RX 420 has
just gone to have the ink counter reset, but in 6 years use, the
cleaning function has always sorted the clogged heads. Mind, I have
stuck to Epson ink. Ink cartridges over the 6 years perhaps total £200
but this includes all our Christmas cards and lots of glossy photos.

One thing I spotted in Andy Burns offering is the facility to clean one
head only! That must save a huge amount of ink.

regards
--
Tim Lamb