[gui-talk] Printer recommendations?

Wed Aug 30 16:24:30 CDT 2006

Steve,

No, just like Andy and others who've responded, you're telling me a couple 
of things I happen to know already and a few things I didn't yet know, plus 
you're giving me the benefit of your own experiences.  So, thanks a lot.  As 
I said to Andy, I don't print constantly, every day, as some users might.  I 
do a lot by email, including sending Word files to recipients I'd otherwise 
print out for.  But hard copy is needed sometime, and I want the printing to 
be sharp, and I don't want the cartridge to dry out. Also, I've had plenty 
of hassles with my trusty old HP 520 inkjet printing out a few pages of huge 
font, I mean enormous, and garbage characters, too, and this is no good. 
Need more reliability.  I can just sort of see whether or not a page is 
printed, but I can't see the individual characters or spot the kinds of 
glitches that look ridiculous to any person who is reading the material.
Joel

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson at visi.com>
To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 8:44 AM
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Printer recommendations?

Joel,

I don't suppose I am telling you anything new, but if you only do 
black-and-white, an inexpensive laser printer is definitly worth 
considering.  While the replacement
cartridges are more expensive, they generally print many more pages and are 
less likely to dry up from lack of use as can happen with the inkjet 
cartridges.  Also, in
some cases, not buying the manufacturers cartridges can void your warranty, 
although that is probably not usually an issue.

It's funny you should bring this up because I have had an Okidata laser 
printer for twelve years now, actually they call it an LED printer I guess, 
and am thinking of
replacing it.  During the entire twelve years, I have used only two 
cartridges, but you probably print more than I do.  I have used an HP-1300 
here at work and that is
a very nice printer, but I think one could get by cheaper if one looks for a 
laser printer to use at home.

My kids use a color ink-jet printer on their computer, and I was not real 
happy with the HP inkjet or the Epson we had.  The HP seemed to have a 
glitchy driver that
would cause garbage to print from time to time and we never figured out why. 
The Epson was very cheap but it broke down just after the warranty ended 
although it
performed well while it lasted, but it only cost me $60.  Still, I am 
probably going to look for a cheap laserprinter to replace my Okidata just 
because the cartridges last
longer and are less subject to clogging, as I have already said, and I don't 
have to worry as much about the ink drying after printing.  A lot of your 
decision will
depend upon whether you print on a regular basis and what the volume of your 
printing is.  I'm also not sure what the availability of black only ink-jets 
are now.  I'd be
curious as to what you buy since your printing needs sound similar to mine.

On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 07:41:52 -0700, Joel Deutsch wrote:

>Thank you, anthony.  I take it you mean that the minimum $30 or so for
>something like a Staples house brand cartirdige is cheaper than what you
>have to buy for a laser printer?
>Thanks.
>inimim Ano
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Anthony Vece" <ajvece at verizon.net>
>To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 2:35 AM
>Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Printer recommendations?

>Hi Joel;

>Any of the HP printers would work fine for you.

>The ink cartridges are easy to replace, they last a long time and they are
>in expensive.

>I have an all in one that has a fax and a copier as well.

>Anthony

>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Joel Deutsch" <jdeutsch at dslextreme.com>
>To: "GUI-Talk" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 12:26 AM
>Subject: [gui-talk] Printer recommendations?

>> I'm shopping for a new printer.  I've gone to the Amazon, Best Buy and
>> Staples sites for ideas, but there doesn't seem to be any way to exclude
>> ink
>> cartridges from the search, and so I'm confronted with pages and pages of
>> cartridges and printing paper before I can find the beginning of the
>> printers, and by then I'm already burned out.
>> Does anyone know and like a current model that they feel is reliable.,
>> simple to operate and for which it's easy to replenish ink and paper
>> without
>> to much accessibility hassle?  I'm open to either an inkjet model-- My HP
>> 520 has only just now begun to fail seriously after something like 12
>> years-- or a reasonably-priced laser unit.  Retail prices from as low as
>> $50
>> to around $125 or more will be considered.  All I need is black and white
>> capability and a speed no slower than the usual minimum of around 15 ppm,
>> though faster would certainly be more fun.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
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