On Sat, May 15, 2004 at 12:44:19AM -0800, Declan Moriarty enlightened us thusly > > That's the query. 2 of us here in 2 separate cities require a change of > printer. Both thinking of inkjets, but willing to consider any jet or > laser. My brother dopes a lot more colour than I do. He of us is a > strictly windows man, I have dual boot. > > When you buy three colour & one black cartridge for a Lexmark, it runs > to nearly the price of the printer. Ditto HP with the newer models. > > No huge special demands on complexity, networking, or dpi. One of us > does a number of large volume jobs. A dot matrix seems to be the > cheapest to run (remember those ribbons?) but noise rules it out. >
Thank you all for your insights. > > Anybody research this thoroughly? I can safely say yes myself to this now. 2 Sites were mentioned http://www.inkclub.com http://www.vul.nu I had this on another list related to linux as well, and came up with the following set of conclusions, after everyone said your requirements in fact dictate your needs (quality, colour, volume, etc). 1. HP printers are now crap. Epsom got mixed reviews. 2. My post was quickly refined to 'cost per page', and nothing stands out as a success 3. Brother & Samsung lasers were reccomended. 4. Volume, and the need for colour are factors which should be considered in your purchase. 5. The printer might well be chosen by the availability of cheap but usable cartridges from a third source. 6. If b/w only is required in volume, use a laser. 7. Between the lines was: Newer printers are more expensive to run. 8. Lexmark on original cartridges were a rip off. 9. Watch out for smart cartridges with inbuilt timeouts to prevent endless refilling. Found in Lexmark at least. Apparently someone posted a workaround, and Lexmark sued :-o. So it appears the way to go is to choose your 3rd party cartridge or toner first, then buy the appropiate printer ;-). -- -- With best Regards, Declan Moriarty. -- Author: Declan Moriarty INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Hosting, San Diego, California -- http://www.fatcity.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB CHIPDIR-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
