tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13075276.post891482383811534807..comments2023-06-18T10:13:56.103-04:00Comments on Life Hiker's Trail Diary: Another Printer Dies...Help Me!Life Hikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00183254858386081439noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13075276.post-16446666587114063022009-10-18T22:48:27.031-04:002009-10-18T22:48:27.031-04:00**disregard, I just read the other comments.**disregard, I just read the other comments.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10319000223773398092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13075276.post-47841119782648454102009-10-18T22:47:55.157-04:002009-10-18T22:47:55.157-04:00portable printer. I have had one forever, have to...portable printer. I have had one forever, have to goto Office Max to get the ink anymore and they have to figure out what kind. When I move all my stuff I will try to remember to look at the brand, I am thinking Cannon. It prints in color too but I just get the black cartridge (only one cartridge at a time so if you print black like letters with the color the color will go FAST)anyway, it is a portable laptop printer.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10319000223773398092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13075276.post-41579177452044116202009-10-11T22:50:39.764-04:002009-10-11T22:50:39.764-04:00Lexmark Laser Durable and reliableLexmark Laser Durable and reliable1138https://www.blogger.com/profile/05236610360430502600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13075276.post-4407826722773855702009-10-07T19:26:55.039-04:002009-10-07T19:26:55.039-04:00Thanks to you both! I'm now the proud owner o...Thanks to you both! I'm now the proud owner of an HP1006 laser, a tidy little guy that prints fast.Lifehikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00087215544010279426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13075276.post-39582229857288059912009-10-07T07:48:05.644-04:002009-10-07T07:48:05.644-04:00If you don't need color, then laser printers a...If you don't need color, then laser printers are definitely the way to go. I have a Canon laser printer that I'm really happy with: the print quality is excellent, and the toner cartridges last about five times longer than those little inkjet cartridges.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13075276.post-13718718678015310482009-10-06T22:59:12.045-04:002009-10-06T22:59:12.045-04:00Ink jet printers are not cost effective, unless yo...Ink jet printers are not cost effective, unless you want top notch photo reproduction in house. Even then, it begs the question why not outsource for that specialty.<br /><br />Inkjet = $0.40/page for B&W, $0.90 for color. And they are slow. And when you try to conserve on printing to save money, the ink dries out (on cheaper models), which makes them more like $8/page.<br /><br />You want a laser printer. But what kind, eh? <br /><br />Do you need color? What quality of color? Do you need anything more than letter size paper? Do you need duplexing (printing on both sides)? Do you have a wired network jack available at the location of the printer? Do you also want scanning (and then why not copying/faxing)? How many impressions per month... less than 10,000? What is your budget.<br /><br />Answer some of those questions, and I'll narrow it down to a couple of choices. But in general, look to Dell and HP (bought through newegg.com for the latter).thimscoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12289986829453164335noreply@blogger.com