Philip Black wrote:
> > Speaking of printers, I had a color Stylewriter 2400, but it's ink > cartridges are so small that the ink didn't last long enough for me, and if > you ever have to replace the ink 'carrier' (the plastic part that holds the > ink tanks, either a small color and small black, or one large black > cartridge), at places like Office Depot it costs about $50! Not a chance! > The output was acceptable for text printing, but just too expensive, so I > junked it. > > I bought several other used printers that better suit my needs. > > For 'regular' printing I use an Epson Stylus Color 860 connected to a USB > card in my Powermac 9500 (bought the printer at Goodwill for $15, and it > works perfectly! Even had full inks...) Prints good text, and good color > photos on photo-quality paper. > > For letters and manuals and other all-text jobs, I have a used Apple > Laserwriter Pro 630; this is connected to my serial port (I know that I > should be able to connect it somehow with an 'crossover' cable or something > like that, but haven't gotten around to that; where can you buy a > 'crossover' cable?) Very crisp text, no smears if the paper ever gets wet, > and it's quiet. Got it on eBay for $40, from a great company in New Mexico. > If anyone is looking for a used laserprinter, I'd be happy to forward the > company's info to you; I can highly recommend this place. > > Lastly, for my larger color prints, I bought a semi-wide format Epson Stylus > Photo 1200 that handles paper up to 13" wide and 44" long. The output > quality is stunning on photo paper. Got it for about $100 on eBay. It's > also connected to my USB 1.0 card. > > If you're going to do very much printing, you may not be happy with the > Stylewriter 2400, but hopefully it will serve you well. > > --- Alex Shame on you Alex! Getting Apple printer ink in a place like office depot! didn't you ever check MacResQ.com? (http://www.inkresq.com/) the prices are much lower, I once visited a website called something like free-printerink.com (browse for canons then Apple printers show up) or such thing that gave some ink for free and the refills, worth really looking into. oh I found another web site http://www.allyoucanink.com/ found this for the 2400 (ink (4) combo plus cleaner cartridge for $45, or buy a pair black/color for less than $30 bucks) combo is better though the color ink is less than $10 http://www.allyoucanink.com/index.cfm?action=device&id=4740&brand_id=4&type_id=3&rid=0 not much difference from the Epsons I see... the free ink website has the refills and tells step by step how to do it (click a link on the page for instructions): http://www.free-printerink.com/cgi-hazel?client=79877908&SEARCH_KEY_NUMBER=REFILL2&SUBMIT_ACTION_SEARCH.x=19&SUBMIT_ACTION_SEARCH.y=14 great source you just got to search a little and be diligent, have the ink before you run out of it and then you have to run to the nearest store to get it. Not to be bossy or anything, but you should have known better! Liliana -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
