I agree as well. I have a 13-year-old HP Laserwriter 1012 that just keeps working. Much faster/better/cheaper than the 3-in-1 color inkjet.
stan On Dec 22, 2012, at 3:29 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 2:54 PM, steve harley <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> any super cheap inkjet is a loss-leader designed to sell you ink later on; > > I agree, but it seems like a failed marketing ploy. Does anyone ever > buy the replacement ink? They always seem to go for a new printer > instead. > > >> if you get your color output elsewhere, i'd consider finding an older laser >> printer; they tend to cost much less to operate (and the "ink" doesn't dry >> up when they've sat for a while) > > I'll vouch for that. My 19 year-old HP 4M+ refuses to die. We feed it > recycled 3rd-party toner carts; about one every 5 years seems to > suffice. > > -- > -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
