I love my HP K550 dtwn. I have the continous ink systems for all three that
I own. Great printers.
Rascal
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Phillip Batson
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:45 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: Re: Printers (was: I'm home...)
Its funny how people always look at just the upfront cost. There are
supplies and maintenance to factor in as well. I'm trying to put together a
$75k+ deal with HP for my company now, and trying to capture all those
factors as well as forecast for 5 years down the road is a real pain.
I think color lasers are ok for business printing, but I would stick with
the higher end ink jet printers for photos. I have an Epson R1800 at home
just for photos, and an Okidata 14e laser for b&w stuff.
----- Original Message ----
From: Jason Bleazard <dml@bleazard.net>
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:50:49 PM
Subject: DML: Re: Printers (was: I'm home...)
On Wed, October 10, 2007 9:35 pm, jon@dakota-truck.net said:
>
> Good to know, thanks! :-) What gets me are the printers where its
> cheaper to buy a whole new printer rather than a new set of toner
> cartridges. :-P (That's the main reason why I haven't purchased a
> color laser printer yet...)
Yeah, a cheap printer is kind of like a Bic lighter. When it runs out of
toner, I think you're supposed to just throw it out and get a new one.
However, what I've learned (at least for the lasers) is that the toner they
include with those printers is a "starter" cartridge that only has about a
20%
load. That's part of the reason the printers are so cheap. If you take
that
in to account, then the price of the replacement toners looks ever so
slightly
less ridiculous.
Many laser printers (e.g. HP) replace the drum along with the toner
cartridge,
which is partly why they're so expensive. The ones with a permanent drum
aren't as expensive to operate over the long term.
For whatever that's all worth.
-- Jason Bleazard http://drazaelb.blogspot.com Burlington, Ontario his: '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 3.9 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab, white hers: '01 Dakota Sport 4x4, 4.7 V8, Auto, Quad Cab, black
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