Re: OT: Ain't Technology Great!

2012-12-22 Thread Stan Halpin
I agree as well. I have a 13-year-old HP Laserwriter 1012 that just keeps working. Much faster/better/cheaper than the 3-in-1 color inkjet. stan On Dec 22, 2012, at 3:29 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 2:54 PM, steve harley wrote: >> >> any super cheap inkjet is a loss-leade

Re: OT: Ain't Technology Great!

2012-12-22 Thread Walter Hamler
Yes, you can choose from several paper types. I printed the Astronomy Picture of the Day from today and did one at Glossy Photo Paper and one at High Gloss Photo Paper using the Costco brand of Glossy Photo Paper. Both came out identical. The printer is the Model XP-300, btw. Walt On Sat, Dec 22

Re: OT: Ain't Technology Great!

2012-12-22 Thread Bruce Walker
On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 2:54 PM, steve harley wrote: > > any super cheap inkjet is a loss-leader designed to sell you ink later on; I agree, but it seems like a failed marketing ploy. Does anyone ever buy the replacement ink? They always seem to go for a new printer instead. > if you get your c

Re: OT: Ain't Technology Great!

2012-12-22 Thread steve harley
on 2012-12-22 6:24 Walter Hamler wrote Ever since I quit printing my own ink jet prints and started using Costco for RA prints, I have been using an older HP 4 in 1 printer. It proved to be fine other than I could never get the FAX to work, but that was because of my network provider and I was to

Re: OT: Ain't Technology Great!

2012-12-22 Thread Bob Sullivan
Walt, Good to hear. WalMart is close by. Does the Epson let you specify what paper you are using? My printer is so old I can't control for the paper I've got. Makes printing a real guessing game. Your's sounds like a good solution. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 7:24 AM, Walter Hamler