Doug <dmcgarr...@optonline.net> writes: > On 09/09/2013 06:16 PM, David Christensen wrote: >> On 09/09/13 14:42, ken wrote: >>> I've used Epson with success, but won't another one. The cost of the >>> cartridges is so high, it's like I'm buying the printer over and over >>> again every year. >> >> HP cartridges are also very expensive -- $100+. So: >> >> 1. I bought a black-and-white printer (1 cartridge), rather than color >> (4 cartridges). >> >> 2. I buy high capacity generic cartridges (~$30). >> >> >> HTH, >> >> David >> >> > > Another thread that's been running on one of the lists, where someone > in Switzerland was looking for a printer recommendation, pointed out > that HP printers are no longer the Sherman tanks they used to be, and > that they may no longer be built to last; also that HP does not support > any product after they stopped making it for five years. Not at all-- > you may not even find a manual. (OTOH, I can still get replacement toner > units for a 12 year old LaserJet 2200dn, even tho I can't get any info > from HP about it.) I also have an Epson all-in-one, a WP-4530. > It's quick, it prints, copies, faxes, scans, and has usb, Ethernet and > wireless interfaces. (And a phone connection for fax.) Does duplex, of > course. I do a fair amount of printing, and I don't need new cartridges > very often. It uses four cartridges, CMYK, so if you mostly print black, > that will be the only one you need to replace. The color is very good, > both from the net and scanned in. For B&W images, it's about on a par > with the LaserJet. And Epson has Linux drivers on their website for all > their printers and scanners, in both deb and rpm formats. Someone on the > other list found the WP-4530 for $189 on Amazon. > I have no financial or other interest in Epson.
I was a strong HP fan for years, to the point that when a printer died I would only look at HP replacements. After a couple of short-lived HPs in a row, I broadened my horizons to take at least a token look at other brands -- and brought home an Epson Workforce 645 all-in-one which is behaving like HPs used to. It's reliable, the cartridges last a long time, the tray holds a *lot* of paper... just a good piece of equipment. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1bob812w6f....@snowball.wb.pfeifferfamily.net