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131211 Grant Edwards wrote: |
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> On 2013-12-11, Philip Webb <purslow@××××××××.net> wrote: |
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>> My ancient printer's ink cartridge has finally dried up |
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>> & the mobo in my regular computer accepts only USB. |
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>> I don't do much printing, but occasionally need a few pages. |
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> Unless you want to print little other than photos on glossy paper, |
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> go with a laser printer. I bought an HP LaserJet 1200 c 13 years ago. |
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> It still works as good as it did the first day I used it |
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> and I just had to buy my first toner cartridge last year (approx $100). |
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> In the meantime, my parents have gone through at least 4 inkjet printers |
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> and probably $1000 worth of ink cartridges (and the last time I was there |
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> it looked like their latest inkjet was in its death throes). |
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> I've also had excellent experience with Brother laser printers. |
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> Until a handful of years ago, I would have refused to buy |
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> a non-postscript printer, but in the past 5-10 years, CUPs and foomatic |
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> have gotten pretty good at dealing with other common printer languages. |
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> I still wouldn't take an inkjet printer if you gave it to me for free. |
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Thanks for this & the other replies. |
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The local store has on sale a Brother HL-2240D Monochrome Laser Printer, |
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24 PPM Mono, 2400 x 600 DPI, Duplex Printing, USB Connectivity. |
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Any further comments from anyone ? Can I assume it will work with Linux ? |
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SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb |
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