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Re: [LUG] Wifi printer

 

On 12/08/10 11:00, tom wrote:

Printers are for print companies - not for consumers!

1) Dont get a colour printer - you dont need one. We can look at all out
photos on screen and if we do need to print a few to send to stone age
relatives then most print services are cheaper than a single cartridge
for a colour printer that will block up after using it twice when you
first get it and then leaving it unused for a couple of months!
2) Check on freecycle - I've been using a brother 5050 (B&W) that I
picked up 4 years ago - works perfectly for all things needed to send
elsewhere.
Cost £3.99 for a usb<->parallel converter to plug it in to my server.
Hasn't run out of toner yet...


If you do feel the need for a colour printer I'd make sure I can get
cheap refillable cartridges for it


Tom te tom te tom

Hi Tom, good to hear from you.

I see your point about not needing a colour printer. In that case, would a laser printer be more sense? I have not looked at any so far as colour lasers a rather pricey. I had not thought about your idea of having a B/W printer.

See you on 21st?

Neil

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