Re: Buying a printer

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From: J+
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 18:48

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On Wed, 12 Dec 2001 01:55:52 +0000, Robbie <robbie@arrakis.nu> wrote:

>In demon.tech.pc, Andy Mabbett bashed his keyboard wildly and
>produced...
>
>>Father Christmas is going to bring me a printer (or, rather, cash to use 
>>when buying one).
>
><snip>
>
>HP - chose the printer within your budget that uses a popular cartridge
>type, purely because lexmark have a problem with 'retiring' cartridges
>and ink is where they all make their money.
>
>Canon have always been hit or miss for me, and if B&W makes up 90% of
>what you print I'd consider a cheap/2nd hand laser...

I recently bought a 2nd-hand Laserjet only to discover that a single
toner cartridge costs almost exactly what I paid for the printer.
(From one supplier). I've recently found an alternative, cheaper
source of compatible cartridges.

Aren't all Canons bubblejets? I found that the ink in a bubblejet
is not water-proof.

J+

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