On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 03:04:49AM -0400, Tom Metro wrote: > My printer use is quite light. So much so that it seems hard to justify > even replacing the printer.
Color lasers are more mechanically complex than mono; they break more often and in stranger ways. The color toners last for a year or so, but the mono toners are lower-volume and more expensive. My take on printing: - general document printing? Get a mono laser. - occasional photo printing? Get CostCo or any of the reputable online print bureaus to do it. - special project color printing? Local print shop. - frequent photo or spot color printing? See if you can justify a thermal wax printer in addition to a mono laser -- the wax costs are high, but if you need a good quality print *now* and often, they are a good solution. If you can't, buy a cheap color inkjet and plan on replacing it every five thousand pages or so. So, for low volume color printing and somewhat higher mono, I would suggest you get a mono laser -- Brothers are decent -- and send photos to an online service. Finally, the only suitable interface for a printer these days is wired ethernet. Wireless will work in some circumstances, but likely be unreliable when you haven't printed anything in a few weeks. Ignore USB and stranger options. -dsr- _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
