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[Randall R Schulz <rschulz@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Tuesday 21 October 2008 14:55, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
> * Randall R Schulz <rschulz@xxxxxxxxx> [10-21-08 14:24]:
> > Out of curiosity, have you been dissatisfied with them?
>
> ...
>
> My wife prints a lot of genealogy paper and is looking for something
> with cheap output.  She has been eyeballing a kodak se3(?) and I have
> seen a Okidata lazer ($100 range), but don't know about the cost per
> sheet output.

Others' experience will certainly differ, but both at home and in many 
offices over the years, I've found HP printers to be excellent 
products.

When it comes to color laser printers my experience is very limited (all 
in various office environments), but the devices have been good, though 
quite expensive.


> ...
>
> Seems presently most of the manufacturers want to push gadgetry and
> unneeded function on you to sell at bargan price and lock you into
> expensive ink flow.  Are the lazer printer cheaper over all to
> utilize?

Price per page is much better for laser printing. You can find both 
manufacturer official quotes on these numbers as well as end-user 
experiences on various on-line consumer ratings sites, including 
Amazon.com.

If you need color, it's probably a different story, but that's not 
something I know about, since B&W is fine for all my needs.

I have an old HP ink-jet printer someone gave me as a hand-me-down. I 
used it for a while and hated every minute (or page) of it.


> ps:  I saw an Okidata color lazer at sams club for ~$179 last week.
>
> --
> Patrick Shanahan


Randall Schulz
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