I bought a Lexmark printer many years ago. It was a real powerhouse. I paid $5,500 for it new. The drum got scratched and I could no longer use it so I stored it. I think that I still have it. It is probably 20 years old now.
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The cheap costs of powdered toner used in early laserprinters like the HP Series II, III, and related models... gave way to the HIGH cost of liquid ink cartridge(s) necessary for the "dual role" of color and B/W graphics printing ... MADE NECESSARY by the "digitization" of media input. What I'm saying is... the VOLUME of B/W pages created by printing E-books (kinda goes against the idea of them, eh?) demands the low cost and "workhorse" nature of a pure laser printer (there ARE some very small ones)... but... do you want it in the truck? Or, at home? On the other hand... if you want to reproduce (or print) quality "reprints" of a picture or negative (or digital inputed image) you need the "photo quality" of a picture type printer like the Kodak. I suggest you seriously consider buying two separate machines, both probably low cost by now, and getting the best of both "needs." Quote:
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If you spend less than $200 on an "all in one" machine... you will double that cost in printer ink before the cheap POS breaks DOWN! I got more if you wanna KNOW more. |
Do the document feeders allow scanning of multiple pages without touching them? I've been curious as I rarely tend to scan only one page and completing the process to scan 10 pages with these programs is tedious and sometimes rediculous depending on the maker.
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There are plenty of places you can get coupons for printers. I would check the sunday paper. As far as specific models go, we use a Lexmark at the office and it hasn't given us any problems.
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It is the ink cartridges that are the real cost of ink jet printers. I just bought a recharged set of cartridges for my HP2410 and spent over $50. I saved about $10 over buying the HP brand. These are expensive and don't last long if you are printing a lot of pages. I miss my old laser printer, but even if I could get parts for it, the printer would take up half of my bunk in the truck. Toner cost was minimal, especially for the number of pages that I could print. I have not looked at printers for some time, but if I needed another I would see if I could find an all in one laser printer. You pay more up front for the printer, but will save a lot on printer ink. If you only print a small amount of pages, then the ink jet would probably serve you well and the cost will be spread out over time. I usually keep a spare cartridge at home and in the truck. One nice thing about the ink jet printers is that you can find printer ink about anywhere.
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First, preparing for stepping into business I ordering a mean mess of ink for both printers - here's an excerpt from the Amazon invoice: Items Ordered Price 2 of: Brother Compatible LC51 Bulk Set of 10 Ink Cartridges: 4 Black & 2 each of Yellow / Cyan / Magenta Condition: New Sold by: Printronic Corporation (seller profile) $7.00 2 of: 10 Pack (4 BLK, 2 of each color) Non-OEM Ink for LC61 Brother DCP 165C MFC 250C 255CW 290C 295CN 385CW 490CW 585CW 790CW 5490CW 5890CW 6490CW Condition: New Sold by: Printronic Corporation (seller profile) $6.75 Shipping Speed: Two-Day Shipping Item(s) Subtotal: $27.50 Shipping & Handling: $0.00 ----- Total Before Tax: $27.50 Sales Tax: $0.00 ----- Total for This Shipment: $27.50 That's 40 cartridges for $27.50. The reason is that there isn't a chip in the cartridge that allows the printer to recognize and reject 3rd party cartridges. And then today I was playing around with the automatic sheet feeder. I'll be dipped in something, it really works. I think I paid under $100 for each of these printers and I'm bumping my rating up to 'almost love'. Edit: Force of habit - I keep referring to them as printers, actually they're multifunction office machines. A mfc-490cw and a mfc-665cw. Both most likely discontinued but I'd bet the replacements look, cost and function the same. |
There are lot of printer and scanner available in the market but you need it for specific purpose. So ask first how many prints take from one cartage refile. It may help. Thanks
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wra
gotta check, I need a laser printer
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