I have been using Goodwill printers at about $10 each, specializing in HP Photosmart 7350s and 7550s. I use these because I standardized on the 56, 57 and 58 ink carts. They seem to work well however the door to change the ink carts is a little flaky so I check those out before I buy one.
I have refilled these 5X carts with a Costco refill kit but abandoned it. The color was acceptable but noticeably worse than using HP carts. I have had good luck printing with them both photos and text, on Mac (10.3.9) , PC (XP & 98) and Linux (Ubuntu). I also travel for several months at a time and have always had good luck in coming back and using the printer after it has not been used for two or three months. I also have a Lexmark E234n Network laser printer that I also got at Goodwill for $10. Had to change the feed roller (actually just turned them over.) Works really well as a B&W network printer. Very quick. Works well with the Macs. It replaced a networked Laserjet 5 that also worked with the Macs (OS9.2). My next printer I am looking for is a Epson 2400 printer with pigment inks for studio quality Photo reproduction. Hoping to find one in Goodwill. Paxton Hoag Astoria, OR USA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
