Posted by jeff on October 8, 2009, 8:50 pm
Girlfriend is in need of a cheap printer for archiving office
documents. Won't need to worry about color quality. Won't need high
volume or speed. Availability and cost of black cartridges is an issue.
So is the cost of the printer and to some extent the size. The old
printer is getting retired because the ink is too hard to find.
Whose got a recommendation? There's a slew of brands out there. I've
been disappointed in Lexmark and pleased with HP (D7160) myself, but
everyone makes lemons.
Jeff
Posted by Gary Heston on October 8, 2009, 11:38 pm
> Girlfriend is in need of a cheap printer for archiving office
>documents. Won't need to worry about color quality. Won't need high
>volume or speed. Availability and cost of black cartridges is an issue.
>So is the cost of the printer and to some extent the size. The old
>printer is getting retired because the ink is too hard to find.
> Whose got a recommendation? There's a slew of brands out there. I've
>been disappointed in Lexmark and pleased with HP (D7160) myself, but
>everyone makes lemons.
I have a Brother monochrome laser printer which is inexpensive ($250 from
Office Depot), and the toner cartridges are reasonable.
Gary
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Posted by Malcom \"Mal\" Reynolds on October 9, 2009, 1:15 am
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> Girlfriend is in need of a cheap printer for archiving office
> documents. Won't need to worry about color quality. Won't need high
> volume or speed. Availability and cost of black cartridges is an issue.
> So is the cost of the printer and to some extent the size. The old
> printer is getting retired because the ink is too hard to find.
>
> Whose got a recommendation? There's a slew of brands out there. I've
> been disappointed in Lexmark and pleased with HP (D7160) myself, but
> everyone makes lemons.
>
> Jeff
Go to craigslist and post a listing in
wanted
or
Join freecycle and ask for one
Posted by Shawn Hirn on October 9, 2009, 1:20 am
wrote:
> Girlfriend is in need of a cheap printer for archiving office
> documents. Won't need to worry about color quality. Won't need high
> volume or speed. Availability and cost of black cartridges is an issue.
> So is the cost of the printer and to some extent the size. The old
> printer is getting retired because the ink is too hard to find.
>
> Whose got a recommendation? There's a slew of brands out there. I've
> been disappointed in Lexmark and pleased with HP (D7160) myself, but
> everyone makes lemons.
Why print documents to archive them? Convert them to PDF and then burn
to CD or DVD.
Posted by Gordon on October 10, 2009, 3:33 am
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> wrote:
>
>> Girlfriend is in need of a cheap printer for archiving office
>> documents. Won't need to worry about color quality. Won't need high
>> volume or speed. Availability and cost of black cartridges is an issue.
>> So is the cost of the printer and to some extent the size. The old
>> printer is getting retired because the ink is too hard to find.
>>
>> Whose got a recommendation? There's a slew of brands out there. I've
>> been disappointed in Lexmark and pleased with HP (D7160) myself, but
>> everyone makes lemons.
>
> Why print documents to archive them? Convert them to PDF and then burn
> to CD or DVD.
Convert to PDF I agree with.
But not the burn to CD or DVD. Solid state storage is much
better. Burn them onto CF memory cards or an external solid
state drive. Much more stable and a better chance of it
being readable well into the future.
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>documents. Won't need to worry about color quality. Won't need high
>volume or speed. Availability and cost of black cartridges is an issue.
>So is the cost of the printer and to some extent the size. The old
>printer is getting retired because the ink is too hard to find.
> Whose got a recommendation? There's a slew of brands out there. I've
>been disappointed in Lexmark and pleased with HP (D7160) myself, but
>everyone makes lemons.