Ink vs. Laser - professional advise is needed

photo-alexk wrote:
Hi guys,
Thank you for all your comments.

Considering the amount of printing I do (~100-200 mostly BW text A4
pages per year) I guess an inkjet printer of a reasonable quality
will cost half of an entry level BW laser's price.

Richard, thank you for pointing out that HP inkjets have the printing
head embedded in the cartridges.

You are thanking him for not giving you all of the information. Many HP
inkjet printers but not all have an embedded print head built into the
cartridge. Others have replaceable printheads but the ink tank is
separate. The costs of the replacement ink should be investigated since
the combined head and cart probably costs more.
I believe a simlpe replacement of the
cartridge should solve all clugging problems in HPs, so I'll start
shopping for an HP .

Best
Alex

On Oct 31, 3:57 am, measekite wrote:

You are thanking him for not giving you all of the information. Many HP
inkjet printers but not all have an embedded print head built into the
cartridge. Others have replaceable printheads but the ink tank is
separate. The costs of the replacement ink should be investigated since
the combined head and cart probably costs more.


Hmmm. Seems like I need to investigate HP more before making the
purchase.

Thanks for the tip.
Best
Alex

On Oct 30, 12:30 am, Richard Steinfeld
wrote:
photo-alexk wrote:
Richard, thank you for pointing out that HP inkjets have the printing
head embedded in the cartridges. I believe a simlpe replacement of the
cartridge should solve all clugging problems in HPs, so I'll start
shopping for an HP .

It's not just replacing the cartridge, but ...

I wonder what else is required in this case?


Good used HP inkjets can be had dirt cheap. I paid $5 each for an 850c
(old but good.), a newer, faster, stronger 970c, and a Photosmart (model
forgotten). I'm presently using a 940c that my ex gave me. All the last
...
Is this cool or what?

Unfortunately we don't have WORKING printers for $5 where I live.

It costs me $4 for gas and $4 for bridge toll, I get
printers for virtually nothing, the manager likes me, and I get to
shmooze with the cats. All very happy.

I'll have to pay ~$1k for a transatlantic flight, $50-100 for a taxy,
etc...

Best
Alex

photo-alexk wrote in news:1193952979.499584.306650@
50g2000hsm.googlegroups.com:


Unfortunately we don't have WORKING printers for $5 where I live.

It costs me $4 for gas and $4 for bridge toll, I get
printers for virtually nothing, the manager likes me, and I get to
shmooze with the cats. All very happy.

I'll have to pay ~$1k for a transatlantic flight, $50-100 for a taxy,
etc...



It cheeses me too, that someone in some technologically "rich" part of the
world thinks that everybody else can get the same deal they do, that they
literally throw our recent printers, computers, etc, or stockpiles are
available cheap, just becasue they are "old". That isn't true where I am,
nor likely where you are.

"photo-alexk" wrote in message
ups.com...

Hmmm. Seems like I need to investigate HP more before making the
purchase.

Any of the current and past HP Deskjet models have integrated printheads and
ink supplies.

With your printing needs of a few hundred mostly B&W text pages per year
even a printer with the small supplies like the 21/22 or 91/92 could meet
your needs. The small supplies are typically cheaper but only good for a
couple hundred pages, which could match your needs well.

Regards,
Bob Headrick, MS MVP Printing/Imaging

Gary Tait wrote:
photo-alexk wrote in news:1193952979.499584.306650@
50g2000hsm.googlegroups.com:

Unfortunately we don't have WORKING printers for $5 where I live.

It costs me $4 for gas and $4 for bridge toll, I get
printers for virtually nothing, the manager likes me, and I get to
shmooze with the cats. All very happy.
I'll have to pay ~$1k for a transatlantic flight, $50-100 for a taxy,
etc...

It cheeses me too, that someone in some technologically "rich" part of the
world thinks that everybody else can get the same deal they do, that they
literally throw our recent printers, computers, etc, or stockpiles are
available cheap, just becasue they are "old". That isn't true where I am,
nor likely where you are.

As the Cheeser In Chief, I envy you. With your free webmail address, I
have no idea where you are.

I wrote my post as a tip for the OP, and an inspiration to others. If
you could use it, fine -- if not, well, maybe you can get a great deal
on bangers. I love bangers, but I have to pay a high price for them
here. It might cheese me to know that you can enjoy eating them
constantly, being in a banger-rich part of the world. One man's printer
is another man's cheese.

Perhaps you can't pick up used printers as cheaply as I can (only at
that one thrift shop -- they're much more expensive at others). But I'll
bet that you're pleasantly blessed in other ways where you live. For one
thing, your country hasn't been stolen, your democracy hasn't been
ripped to shreds, by Bush, Cheney, and their cabal of cronies.

Now that I've "cheesed" you, please tell me what "cheesing" is so that I
might be in on it. I'll now leave you with these words of wisdom:

Gary: LIGHTEN UP!

On Nov 3, 9:50 pm, "Bob Headrick" wrote:
Any of the current and past HP Deskjet models have integrated printheads and
ink supplies.

With your printing needs of a few hundred mostly B&W text pages per year
even a printer with the small supplies like the 21/22 or 91/92 could meet

Thanks. I've ordered an HP F4180 which works with 21/22 or 54/57 if I
need to increase the number of printings.

Best
alex