Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3666 mails)

[Tony Alfrey <tonyalfrey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Doug McGarrett wrote:
> At 12:54 AM 3/23/2005 +0100, you wrote:
>
> > Content-Disposition: inline
> >
> > Can anyone recommend either of the following for SuSE 9.2?
> >
> > Epson CX 3600
> > or
> > Epson RX 420
> >
> > The SuSE Hardware database seems poor these days.
> >
> > Thanks, Steve.
>
> If you buy an Epson printer, I strongly urge that you
> only use Epson inks, even tho they are prohibitively
> expensive.  I had to throw out an Epson after trying
> to use "cheap" replacement ink.  The heads clogged up,
> and it was useless.  Even tho the HP printers are not
> as fine-grained as the Epsons, the print heads are in
> the cartridge, and if anything goes wrong, you just buy
> a new cartridge.  (I don't work for, or own stock in HP.)
>
> --doug

And of course you'll find out that HP printers are virtually free, until 
you go to get an ink cartridge.  On my Carly Fiorina special, two sets 
of ink cartridges buys the printer.


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Tony Alfrey
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