On 8/31/05, Ted Roche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I had an Epson that was always clogged everytime I tried to use it. I finally got a black & white laser printer and put it on my network. Brother sells a newer model for $99. Add a USB network print server for $75 and you're there.
We're not printing color except for photos. For that, we go to walgreens, walmart, ofoto, etc which is much cheaper and better quality.
I do have a Canon printer that was free w/ a rebate. As you might guess, it gets used rarely, but it hasn't needed incessent cleaning like that old Epson needed.
When my son needs/wants color (he's 2 right now) I'll probably look at a color laser or solid ink (Xerox/Tektronix phaser). They're getting cheaper all the time and the quality is good enough for everything except photo stuff. They're probably cheaper to run then ink jets too.
Years ago, I bought an HP OfficeJet d145 and network interface, but
we use it very little. because of that, the ink cartridges and print
heads often have dried out, and I need to run a half-dozen attempts
at cleaning print heads and realigning to get the highest quality
output. The printer has paid for itself several times over, so I'm
I had an Epson that was always clogged everytime I tried to use it. I finally got a black & white laser printer and put it on my network. Brother sells a newer model for $99. Add a USB network print server for $75 and you're there.
We're not printing color except for photos. For that, we go to walgreens, walmart, ofoto, etc which is much cheaper and better quality.
I do have a Canon printer that was free w/ a rebate. As you might guess, it gets used rarely, but it hasn't needed incessent cleaning like that old Epson needed.
When my son needs/wants color (he's 2 right now) I'll probably look at a color laser or solid ink (Xerox/Tektronix phaser). They're getting cheaper all the time and the quality is good enough for everything except photo stuff. They're probably cheaper to run then ink jets too.
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