Re: Printer brand recommendations
Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> writes:
> On 09/09/2013 06:16 PM, David Christensen wrote:
>> On 09/09/13 14:42, ken wrote:
>>> I've used Epson with success, but won't another one. The cost of the
>>> cartridges is so high, it's like I'm buying the printer over and over
>>> again every year.
>>
>> HP cartridges are also very expensive -- $100+. So:
>>
>> 1. I bought a black-and-white printer (1 cartridge), rather than color
>> (4 cartridges).
>>
>> 2. I buy high capacity generic cartridges (~$30).
>>
>>
>> HTH,
>>
>> David
>>
>>
>
> Another thread that's been running on one of the lists, where someone
> in Switzerland was looking for a printer recommendation, pointed out
> that HP printers are no longer the Sherman tanks they used to be, and
> that they may no longer be built to last; also that HP does not support
> any product after they stopped making it for five years. Not at all--
> you may not even find a manual. (OTOH, I can still get replacement toner
> units for a 12 year old LaserJet 2200dn, even tho I can't get any info
> from HP about it.) I also have an Epson all-in-one, a WP-4530.
> It's quick, it prints, copies, faxes, scans, and has usb, Ethernet and
> wireless interfaces. (And a phone connection for fax.) Does duplex, of
> course. I do a fair amount of printing, and I don't need new cartridges
> very often. It uses four cartridges, CMYK, so if you mostly print black,
> that will be the only one you need to replace. The color is very good,
> both from the net and scanned in. For B&W images, it's about on a par
> with the LaserJet. And Epson has Linux drivers on their website for all
> their printers and scanners, in both deb and rpm formats. Someone on the
> other list found the WP-4530 for $189 on Amazon.
> I have no financial or other interest in Epson.
I was a strong HP fan for years, to the point that when a printer died I
would only look at HP replacements. After a couple of short-lived HPs
in a row, I broadened my horizons to take at least a token look at other
brands -- and brought home an Epson Workforce 645 all-in-one which is
behaving like HPs used to. It's reliable, the cartridges last a long
time, the tray holds a *lot* of paper... just a good piece of
equipment.
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