Not at all, Jim. Ink jet print is water soluble and will instantly smear or smudge if subjected to a droplet of water. It also fades quite rapidly. Laser printers fuse the toner to the media under a high heat, which sets the print and makes it impervious to moisture and fading. Laser printers have come down substantially in cost and are quite affordable for anyone looking for near perfect quality printing at a cost per page of just a fraction of what ink jet pages cost. In the big picture, if you don't require color printing, a laser printer provides far better quality print, far less costly than an ink jet printer today. Color laser printers are still a bit costly, but also have been coming down to be more affordable for home office use. Laser printers are also quite a bit more dependable and easier to repair than ink jets, which, for the most part, are expendable and not cost effective to repair. 73, -=Rog-K9RB=-
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Reisert AD1C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Floyd Sense" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <dx4win@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 9:06 AM Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Good printer for direct printing on cards? > At 07:08 PM 3/31/2003 -0500, Floyd Sense K8AC wrote: > > >You guys who are printing the QSO info directly on your QSL cards - what > >make and model of printer is doing a good job for you? My HP 812C Deskjet > >isn't worth a darn - can't feed the cards properly. Thanks. > > I'm concerned that the "jet" ink is more prone to smudging/fading than from > a traditional laser printer. Am I being paranoid? > > 73 - Jim AD1C > > > -- > Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863 > USA +978-251-9933, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, http://www.ad1c.com > PGP Fingerprint: D8E2 3D78 339F A7F1 8C13 1193 B5D1 4FB6 79D1 70DC > > _______________________________________________ > Dx4win mailing list > Dx4win@mailman.qth.net > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win >
