Re: Cheap printer?

2000-07-01 Thread Mike Werner
Jeff Noxon wrote: snip I would personally suggest a used laser printer. I see HP laserjets at garage sales all the time (although I am sure the situation may be very different where you are.) Toner costs a LOT less than ink. I'll second that. I've got an HP LaserJet III sitting here. The

Re: Cheap printer?

2000-06-30 Thread Dave Sherohman
Jeff Noxon said: I would personally suggest a used laser printer. I see HP laserjets at garage sales all the time (although I am sure the situation may be very different where you are.) Toner costs a LOT less than ink. Not just garage sales - do a search on printer postscript on eBay and

Re: Cheap printer?

2000-06-30 Thread Antonio Rodriguez
[EMAIL PROTECTED] = On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, Vicente Torres wrote: ... So, I must return it and buy another printer. Wich one would you recommend to me? It must be cheap; I do not want to use color on my printings and it must work fine with linux. Thanks First: What kind of a cheap

Cheap printer?

2000-06-29 Thread Vicente Torres
I have recently bought an EPSON Stylus color 480 for my home use. It was a surprise for me to note that this printer has no button to push and everything must be controlled from Windows (including changing or installing the ink cartridge!). So, I must return it and buy another printer. Wich

Re: Cheap printer?

2000-06-29 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 29 Jun 2000, Vicente Torres wrote: I have recently bought an EPSON Stylus color 480 for my home use. It was a surprise for me to note that this printer has no button to push and everything must be controlled from Windows (including changing or installing the ink cartridge!). So, I

Re: Cheap printer?

2000-06-29 Thread Harald Thingelstad
On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, Vicente Torres wrote: ... So, I must return it and buy another printer. Wich one would you recommend to me? It must be cheap; I do not want to use color on my printings and it must work fine with linux. Thanks First: What kind of a cheap printer do you want

RE: Cheap printer?

2000-06-29 Thread Bill Barnes
to use color on my printings and it must work fine with linux. Thanks First: What kind of a cheap printer do you want? The inkjet printers are known to be cheap to buy, but they charge a leg and an arm for the ink. Some manufacturers are known to sell their printers with a net *loss*, earning

Re: Cheap printer?

2000-06-29 Thread Harald Thingelstad
On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, Harald Thingelstad wrote: On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, Vicente Torres wrote: ... So, I must return it and buy another printer. Wich one would you recommend to me? It must be cheap; I do not want to use color on my printings and it must work fine with linux. Thanks

Re: Cheap printer?

2000-06-29 Thread Jeff Noxon
There is no such thing as a cheap inkjet printer IMHO. They all cost a fortune to operate. They work on the razor blade principle -- they give away the handle and expect to make money on the blades. I would personally suggest a used laser printer. I see HP laserjets at garage sales all the

Re: Cheap printer?

2000-06-29 Thread Ron Farrer
Harald Thingelstad ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: First: What kind of a cheap printer do you want? The inkjet printers are known to be cheap to buy, but they charge a leg and an arm for the ink. Some manufacturers are known to sell their printers with a net *loss*, earning their money on ink