[DM-MUG] printers

[Matt W]

Laser is the best option for black and white printing. HP has a great 
lineup of inexpensive lasers. The 1160 also comes with a duplex option 
and costs less than $400. That's a great price! Of course the 1012 
costs even less.

HP is also the best choice for a low-use inkjet with Canon close 
behind. HP isn't the best for color accuracy (as a designer would need) 
but I've been happy with a home application. HP, and I believe Canon, 
also offer replaceable ink carts (or head units) that contain the 
actual print heads--no clogging. Epson believes in having users replace 
their printers every 2 years. They do have the corner on the market for 
color accuracy and resolution though.

If you wanted an older HP inkjet that works in a classic Mac (Apple 
serial) and takes cheaper cartridges, I have a source. E-mail me 
directly.

Matthew

On Apr 13, 2005, at 8:22 AM, Chris Van Cleve wrote:

> Yes, that would be your best bet. I am often amazed at what shaking a 
> toner cartridge can do. ;)
>
> If she goes weeks between print jobs, with a bubblejet printer you 
> risk permanent clogging of the heads (beyond what even super cleaning 
> can cure). Replacement of the heads are usually nearly as costly as a 
> new printer. I'd go with the low cost laser in this scenario.
>
> Chris VC
>
> On Apr 13, 2005, at 7:08 AM, Ray Bowler wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> One of my daughters seldom uses her printer(weeks between uses). At 
>> present it is a dot-matrix printer but it is starting to act up on 
>> her. I have an Eson ink jet I could give her but I am afraid she 
>> would use all of her ink cleaning it. Would one of the low cost 
>> lasers be better? As I recall taking the toner cartridge out and 
>> shaking it seemed to correct a lot of problems.
>>
>> -- 
>> Ray
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