Printer Recommendations
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To be more specific I was looking at this cheap Dell printer. It doubles as a scanner as well.
http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/print_922?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs
Replacement black cartridges are only 20 dollars. Though it doesn't say how many pages that will print.
http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/print_922?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs
Replacement black cartridges are only 20 dollars. Though it doesn't say how many pages that will print.
MaverickX9
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I have one of the Lexmark X73's.
It is ok.
I think it is relatively cheap, plus it has the flatbed scanner/copier thing.
Cartridge's are a pain in the ass, though. I buy knock-offs for $20 each on eBay...I think they are around $30-40 each in the stores.
It is ok.
I think it is relatively cheap, plus it has the flatbed scanner/copier thing.
Cartridge's are a pain in the ass, though. I buy knock-offs for $20 each on eBay...I think they are around $30-40 each in the stores.
If you buy a Dell branded printer the only cartridges that work with them will have to be ordered directly from Dell I believe, which seems like quite a hassle. IMO, if you're only worried about B&W text output you may as well get a consumer laser jet printer like the Samsung ML-1740 or one of the HP ones.
teiresias said:
I could live with a laser B/W, but I would really prefer a cheap multifunction if possible.
Anyone have any experience with this?
http://reviews.cnet.com/HP_PSC_1350/4505-3181_7-30564447.html
Replacement carts don't seem to be that outrageous. 20 dollars for a B&W which from my experience with HP usually prints over 500 pages.
Modern color ink jets are like modern consoles. They sell the initial hardware cheap, but the cartridges (literally) are ridiculously expensive. It's a little box full on ink, how much could it possibly cost to manufacture? Apparently enough to charge consumers, on average, about $20-$30 a pop for them. If you're mostly going to be doing or can get away with B/W, I'd highly recommend just picking up a lower-end HP laserjet. If you do alot of printing, you'll save a ton of money in the long run. You can find them for like sub-$200 these days easily. Personally, I save all my printouts for work or school, where I can waste their money.
tedtropy said:
I still like the ability to print something in color every once in awhile, especially since we don't have any printers that can do this at schoole.
I think I have settled on this printer unless someone can tell me why not to get it. It has decent speed, good print quality, and 4 cents per page is not bad at all. The ability to scan documents will come in really handy as well. Comes to $86 with the mail in rebate and I am going with an Epson because I was really impressed with the photo printer from Epson.
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