I agree with Tom about color quality for important documents and
photos. It is nice to have the color printer, however. That said, I
seldom use the color ink and if it dries out, one needs to replace the
cartridge or the b/w function fails.
I have an HP laserjet that does all the functions you are asking for
-- and I love it. If it dies, I'll have to look at the Canon (a la
Tom). Have had my HP for over 5 years and still works well.
/gayley
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On Mar 3, 2009, at 12:57 PM, Tom Piwowar wrote:
my main need is simply to print documents, occasionally do
significant
amount of copying (though probably not much more than 500 pages a
year)
and some scanning and occasional faxing.
I think the sweet spot with the 4-in-1s still built around a B&W
laser. I
have used a Canon 4-in-1 in the office for close to 4 years. It
works as
well today as the day I bougt it. Before this I went through a
couple of
ink-jet HPs. The HPs were hateful and did not have a long life. I was
constantly feeding them ink. The Canon laser works great with 3rd
party
carts that I can buy cheap. I replece the cart only a few times a
year.
I don't see that you need color so much that you should give up on all
the good things a B&W 4-in-1 has to offer. You will get better prints
from your neighborhood Ritz store or one of the many online services.
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