Phoebus R. Dokos writes: <lots of useful information snipped>
Its an important point you mention about the print heads. With HP you get a new print head with every new cartridge, with the Epson you only get the one you bought with your printer, and when that goes, so, pretty much, does your printer. I also have the same opinion as you regarding the lousy HP sheet feeder, at least on the old Deskjet series. My Epson has worked well for me, and at £70, or whatever Rich is selling them for, you can hardly go wrong. Another thing is I could simply use my old LX80 printer drivers for the new Stylus 850; they are pretty much compatible. Is there anyone among us who is in a position (eg working in a computer shop) to test the latest generation of printers suitable for for QL users? The four most important things I can think of to know about a printer are: 1) Connectors (serial, parallel, USB, dual) 2) Printer language (built-in fonts and plain text) 3) Running costs 4) Design (reliability, long-term cost) Per
