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2019/03/07 00:52:26
Subject: Help me buy a printer... pls. :)
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Evasive Eshin Assassin
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So my printers keep ending up being money pits.
I only print once in a blue moon, maybe every other month or so.
What i find happening is that the ink dries out and then when i replace it the printer head has dry ink and it never works right again.
If im buying a new printer id like one that can print banners and signs for games.
Price point is not much, maybe around 100, 150.
Any recommendations?
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2019/03/07 01:32:04
Subject: Help me buy a printer... pls. :)
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The Marine Standing Behind Marneus Calgar
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If you print that rarely, do you need one? 100-150 will get you a lot of trips to and office/copy place of your choice.
Another thought is do you need color? A low end laser printer has a MUCH lower cost per page, and won’t dry out like inks do.
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2019/03/07 01:44:12
Subject: Help me buy a printer... pls. :)
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Fireknife Shas'el
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I went to a Brother Laserjet for my non-color printing needs (like 99%). Cartidges last forever and don't dry out.
To heck with inkjet printers.
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2019/03/07 02:15:48
Subject: Help me buy a printer... pls. :)
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Evasive Eshin Assassin
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I thought about price on my way to office depot tonight and sometimes the convenience of printing at home is just worth it.
Laserjet is unavailable in color or just a lot more expensive?
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2019/03/07 03:42:05
Subject: Help me buy a printer... pls. :)
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Ship's Officer
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what you want is a multi laser printer/scanner/fax(is that even relevant?), I currently have canon MG6220 and love it, no more smudge ink due to long time in between prints.
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2019/03/07 07:06:52
Subject: Help me buy a printer... pls. :)
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Anti-Armour Swiss Guard
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I use a colour laser printer at home.
Cost me a couple of hundred. And a couple of hundred for new toner carts when I need them.
My previous printers were inkjets. They all uniformly shat themselves then died. So I upgraded. I can do decals and transparencies and not have to worry about waterfastness.
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I'm OVER 50 (and so far over everyone's BS, too).
Old enough to know better, young enough to not give a ****.
That is not dead which can eternal lie ...
... and yet, with strange aeons, even death may die.
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2019/03/07 10:59:15
Subject: Help me buy a printer... pls. :)
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[DCM]
Moustache-twirling Princeps
Gone-to-ground in the craters of Coventry
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I got a 2nd hand colour laser from a mate for £50.
It has cost ~£130 for the toner since, but that will last for years.
And they will, last for years. Toner does not dry out.
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2019/03/07 11:04:44
Subject: Help me buy a printer... pls. :)
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Evasive Eshin Assassin
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Thanks guys.
I looked in to it some and it from what im reading it looks like the only bad thing about lasers is that it says they don't print pictures that well.
Are they talking about professional grade pictures?
Could i print a picture for something like a school report or a picture for games with no problems?
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2019/03/07 12:10:23
Subject: Help me buy a printer... pls. :)
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[DCM]
Moustache-twirling Princeps
Gone-to-ground in the craters of Coventry
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I have some posters for scenery to print off later. I'll try them and see how they come out.
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2019/03/08 09:50:34
Subject: Help me buy a printer... pls. :)
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Grizzled Space Wolves Great Wolf
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People still buy printers? I haven’t printed a thing for myself in months, and when I need to I just use work’s printers or worst case go to the library. If I need to print a picture I go to a printing place as they’ll do it cheaper than the cost and upkeep of a decent printer for home.
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2019/03/08 10:15:39
Subject: Help me buy a printer... pls. :)
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[DCM]
Moustache-twirling Princeps
Gone-to-ground in the craters of Coventry
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Lots of printing is last-minute stuff. The library near me opens 2 hours a day, and not when I need it.
Printing places are not really a thing here either.
A neighbour called a while ago, asking to get 400 pages of an example for a job application, at 8pm the day before. Job done, happy neighbour.
Not everyone needs a printer, if you know who does.
And, whoops. I forgot to test the print quality on mine.
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2019/03/08 13:34:04
Subject: Help me buy a printer... pls. :)
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Frenzied Berserker Terminator
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Colour laser printers struggle with image quality if you're trying to print photo-quality images. They're fine for printing non photo-realistic colour images like presentations, clip art etc.
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2019/03/08 22:28:03
Subject: Help me buy a printer... pls. :)
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Last Remaining Whole C'Tan
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I own a laser printer. I use it for printing amazon return labels, but mostly, my wife uses it to print coupons and recipes she doesn't make or use, and lets accumulate into a thick sheaf onto the printer.
You gotta pick your battles in marriage
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2019/03/10 00:41:37
Subject: Help me buy a printer... pls. :)
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Evasive Eshin Assassin
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Ouze wrote:
I own a laser printer. I use it for printing amazon return labels, but mostly, my wife uses it to print coupons and recipes she doesn't make or use, and lets accumulate into a thick sheaf onto the printer.
You gotta pick your battles in marriage lol...
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2019/03/10 09:32:31
Subject: Help me buy a printer... pls. :)
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Monstrous Master Moulder
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If I could give bit of advice, get an HP printer and sign up for instant ink, works out so very much cheaper than almost every option
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2021/01/19 12:28:34
Subject: Re:Help me buy a printer... pls. :)
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[MOD]
Decrepit Dakkanaut
Cozy cockpit of an Imperial Knight
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I'm going to lock this due to some thread necromancy and botting going on here.
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Fatum Iustum Stultorum
Fiat justitia ruat caelum
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