Simplest and most reliable printer for an iMac?
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From: Howard Brazee on 2 Jan 2010 11:48 On Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:23:11 GMT, David <postings(a)REMOVE-TO-REPLYconfidential-counselling.com> wrote: >Re cost of ink - generally the cheaper printers tend to be harder on ink >than the more expensive units, but that is not such a problem unless you >(or her) are going to do a lot of printing. Not printing enough can dry out cartridges and be expensive as well. -- "In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found, than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace to the legislature, and not to the executive department." - James Madison
From: Jolly Roger on 2 Jan 2010 11:51 In article <m6uuj5pm7au63l5n062pqqa8j62jffr44e(a)4ax.com>, Howard Brazee <howard(a)brazee.net> wrote: > On Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:23:11 GMT, David > <postings(a)REMOVE-TO-REPLYconfidential-counselling.com> wrote: > > >Re cost of ink - generally the cheaper printers tend to be harder on ink > >than the more expensive units, but that is not such a problem unless you > >(or her) are going to do a lot of printing. > > Not printing enough can dry out cartridges and be expensive as well. On cheaper, lower-quality printers, definitely. I sometimes don't print anything for a couple months on my Canon PIXMA printer, and it prints just as well today as the day I bought it back in 2005. -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: Howard Brazee on 2 Jan 2010 11:52 On Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:30:02 -0500, "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop(a)nastydesigns.com> wrote: >Brother. Hands down. A decade or two ago I went to a user group, and someone demonstrated his Brother printer. As he carried the big thing in, he said it was heavy, to which two different wags in the audience gave the obvious reply. -- "In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found, than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace to the legislature, and not to the executive department." - James Madison
From: Jolly Roger on 2 Jan 2010 11:52 In article <qvtuj5psc5dd64nrn05f4tg5ogcjaqp70t(a)4ax.com>, Howard Brazee <howard(a)brazee.net> wrote: > I thought most all computers work simply and automatically. But my > mother's in her 80s and has had several computers (with several > versions of Windows), and most every time I visit her, I have to get > it working again for her. > > It's not the OS, it's not the printer, and she objects vigorously to > any implication that it's her. I have to question your assertion that it's not Windows. : ) -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: erilar on 2 Jan 2010 12:25
In article <hhmi2e$3tc$1(a)reader1.panix.com>, jbrock(a)panix.com (John Brock) wrote: > My siblings and I bought our 80-some year old mother a new iMac > for Christmas, and her Epson Stylus Color 740 -- unsupported by > Snow Leopard -- is now junk. So we'd like to hear recommendations > for a new printer. > That was a lovely printer. Mine lasted over a decade of sometimes fairly heavy use until the day it died between two print jobs. I went out and bought a new Epson, but this one is the Artisan 710. I wanted foto quality prints and this one delivers. I was startled to discover how cheap these things have become, since it's a scanner, too. It's nice being able to print from my laptop instead of sending print jobs over to the OS 9 G4 for printing now, too. I also like the flat top, which the digital picture frame I got for Christmas can sit on when I'm not scanning 8-) It has 5 color and a black ink cartridge, but they're as easy or easier to change than the ones in the 740. It may be more than you want for your mother, but I love it! Oh, and I'm a great-grandmother 8-) -- Erilar, biblioholic medievalist http://www.chibardun.net/~erilarlo |