"Roberto Diaz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I've never had problems configuring an HP on Linux, and they're > > pretty reliable my Epson Stylus 740 prints like crap, and started > > doing so, right after the warranty ran out, so I'd recommend > > against Epson (but then that's only one printer, it could have > > been a fluke), and there's not a whole lot of support for their > > models. > > I completely agree with you.. HP printers are great.. and epson are > very prone to failures... > > I advise to purchase a laser printer for everybody who want a > printer just to print out documentation hp 1100 is a very nice > choice for this and if you buy recicled tonners then the ratio price > per printer page is realy good. > > For those who want a color printer.. well I see no point in buy an > "unexpensive" color printer since their quality is realy bad not to > mention the ratio price per printer page which makes the investment > really bad in the middle term. > > For printout photographs the best choice is an **expensive** color > printer..
I disagree with this, and I hear it a lot. I have a HP 932C and yep, the price per page is bad, especially with the photo-paper it needs to print decent photos, but then I find myself printing about 5 photo pages a month. Hardly worth the cost of a color laser-printer with equivalent quality. In fact, I've had my inkjet about a year now and have yet to replace an ink cartridge. I think inkjets fill a valuable niche in the market for a lot of us small, home-office folks who only need a printer occasionally, but want decent quality and speed when we do need a printout, and don't want to fork over a couple thousand $ for a decent color laser printer. That's my two cents worth, Gary
