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From: Bob Villa on 4 Jun 2010 06:40
On Jun 4, 5:18 am, "Tom Lake" <tl...(a)twcny.rr.com> wrote:
> "Bob Villa" <pheeh.z...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:bd4624a2-aea1-47e6-bfde-959aea4dbff3(a)a20g2000vbc.googlegroups.com...
>
> > On Jun 3, 8:01 pm, m...(a)privacy.net wrote:
> >> BillW50 <Bill...(a)aol.kom> wrote:
> >> >I don't know, ink jets don't like to sit and I use them and I only print
> >> >like once a year. And yes cleaning them and getting them going once
> >> >again is a pain. But it is still probably your best bet. One having
> >> >individual color cartridges and a replaceable head is probably even
> >> >better.
>
> > Be sure and stay away from Dell (Lexmark) inkjets!
>
> Why?  I had a Dell Photo 964 (made for Dell by Lexmark)
> and now a Lexmark X9575 (love the descriptive name!)
> and both have excellent color and no problem with ink
> drying out.  The only problem I have with the Lexmarks
> is that the software is hard to uninstall and reinstall if
> its necessary to do it.  I really like my computer talking to
> me when printing starts and stops or the ink is low or
> there's a paper jam!
>
> Tom Lake

My experience with 2 models: cheaply made; high-cost per copy; and bad
software.
From: Daddy on 4 Jun 2010 10:02
Bigguy wrote:
> On 03/06/2010 23:08, me(a)privacy.net wrote:
>> I don't need a duplexer nor fax.
>>
>> Ink jets sound like they will clog up if not used
>> daily.
>
> Not so... Epson are bad (?) for drying out as they use ink tubes.
>
> Check out the Canon Pixma series. I do print runs each month or less and
> never have problems with clogging or drying out.
>
>
>> Laser toner apparently spews fine particles in the home
>> and is messy.
>
> It's usually contained in a printer cartridge/cassette so not messy.
>
>>
>> What decent printer can I buy for an engineering
>> student who needs color 8.5 x 11 output? But low use as
>> the campus has printers as well?
>>
>> I'm willing to spend no more than $350...maybe a bit
>> more
>
> Try
>
> Canon PIXMA iP4000
> Canon Pixma iP4500
>
>
> Guy

Hmmm. Interesting discussion. I have a question: Why are virtually all
wireless printers built with 802.11g when 802.11n went final long ago?

Yes, you certainly can find native .11n printers, but there are
very few of them. Even brand new PIXMAs have .11g wireless. Why not use
..11n?

Daddy
From: William R. Walsh on 4 Jun 2010 11:39
Hi!

> Ink jets sound like they will clog up if not used
> daily.

To paraphrase...the demise of an ink jet has been greatly exaggerated.
<g>

If you let it sit long enough, any inkjet will clog. But how long /is/
long enough? It's certainly longer than a day. I have a Photosmart
C5180 (the newest printer I own) that sits for weeks at a time between
uses and it has never had a problem with this. In fact, the inks in
the unit reach their expiration dates pretty regularly...that's how
little it is used.

Epson printers have always had a bit of a problem with clogging and
they do require fairly regular use. From the herd of Epson Stylus
printers I have here, my educated guess is that one use every week
will keep them in fine trim. All are older machines from the early
2000s/late 90s.

Were it not for HP's needlessly bloated software, I would recommend
their mid-range printers easily.

> Laser toner apparently spews fine particles in the home
> and is messy.

Spews? A little bit of toner escapes when you change a cartridge or
maybe if your printer falls on the floor or something. (If that's
happening, you have bigger problems and might do well to invest in a
new table.)

Laser toner isn't particularly messy and isn't terribly likely to come
out in great quantities unless you abuse a toner cartridge while
handling it. What does come out can be washed off of your hands (the
only thing it's likely to get on) with *cold* water.

Unless you have a fairly severe dust allergy, a laser printer isn't
likely to cause you any problems. And laser toner keeps practically
forever.

> What decent printer can I buy for an engineering
> student who needs color 8.5 x 11 output? But low use as
> the campus has printers as well?

You need to define low use. Is that once a week, once a month or less
than that, even?

If you're not totally opposed to a laser printer, I would strongly
recommend the ones from Samsung. They are priced right, reliable and
have excellent driver software for a lot of operating systems. I say
that as nothing more than a very satisfied customer. They have some
inexpensive desktop color lasers.

William
From: powrwrap on 4 Jun 2010 11:50
On Jun 3, 8:01 pm, m...(a)privacy.net wrote:
> BillW50 <Bill...(a)aol.kom> wrote:
> >I don't know, ink jets don't like to sit and I use them and I only print
> >like once a year. And yes cleaning them and getting them going once
> >again is a pain. But it is still probably your best bet. One having
> >individual color cartridges and a replaceable head is probably even better.
>
> yeah after some research I'm starting to thinking
> sticking with inkjet...... and putting a reminder in my
> online calendar to just print a page once a week to
> keep heads "open"

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16828102430&cm_re=pixma_mp560-_-28-102-430-_-Product
From: me on 4 Jun 2010 13:20
Daddy <daddy(a)invalid.invalid> wrote:

>Yes, you certainly can find native .11n printers, but there are
>very few of them. Even brand new PIXMAs have .11g wireless. Why not use
>.11n?


good question

Bluetooth should be a normal feature as well

I've actually been looking at mobile printers now
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