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Re: Why are printers constantly redesigned with no improvements?

From Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com>
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.microsoft.windows
Subject Re: Why are printers constantly redesigned with no improvements?
Date 2020-07-12 07:24 -0700
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On 7/11/2020 8:50 AM, Char Jackson wrote:
> On Sat, 11 Jul 2020 07:07:56 -0700, Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> wrote:
> 
>>On 7/11/2020 5:27 AM, Jonathan N. Little wrote:
>>> Arlen Holder wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Like Frank Slootweg, and whomever was prior, the best thing I ever did was
>>>> give up on the ink printers to go with the HP Laserjet 2100tn.
>>> 
>>> Still have one going strong. Only issue is mine is not the TN version
>>> but uses parallel port. Networked via Linux server on older hardware
>>> with the port. $30 toner cartridge last for years.
>>
>>
>>
>>I'm with those in favor of laser printers. I gave up on inkjets long 
>>ago. I think it's much better to use laser printers, and in the long 
>>run, it's less expensive.
>>
>>I use  a Brother HL-L2300D. It's B&W, and does a great job. It was 
>>inexpensive, and the third-party cartridges (EZInk) I use are also 
>>inexpensive.
> 
> Do you have another printer for those times when you want color, or have
> you found that you really don't need color?


The latter. I used to have a color laser printer, but it died (two years 
ago?), and rather than replace it with another color printer, I realized 
I very seldom needed its color and decided to save money and buy a B&W. 
It was a good decision.



-- 
Ken

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Re: Why are printers constantly redesigned with no improvements? Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-07-11 03:13 +0000
  Re: Why are printers constantly redesigned with no improvements? "Jonathan N. Little" <lws4art@gmail.com> - 2020-07-11 08:27 -0400
    Re: Why are printers constantly redesigned with no improvements? Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> - 2020-07-11 07:07 -0700
      Re: Why are printers constantly redesigned with no improvements? Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2020-07-11 10:50 -0500
        Re: Why are printers constantly redesigned with no improvements? "Jonathan N. Little" <lws4art@gmail.com> - 2020-07-11 12:32 -0400
        Re: Why are printers constantly redesigned with no improvements? Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-07-11 16:36 +0000
        Re: Why are printers constantly redesigned with no improvements? Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> - 2020-07-12 07:24 -0700
          Re: Why are printers constantly redesigned with no improvements? Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-07-12 14:37 +0000
          Re: Why are printers constantly redesigned with no improvements? Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2020-07-12 12:07 -0500
            Re: Why are printers constantly redesigned with no improvements? "Jonathan N. Little" <lws4art@gmail.com> - 2020-07-12 15:26 -0400
              Re: Why are printers constantly redesigned with no improvements? Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2020-07-12 18:29 -0500
              Re: Why are printers constantly redesigned with no improvements? Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> - 2020-07-13 07:10 -0700
      Re: Why are printers constantly redesigned with no improvements? Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-07-11 16:29 +0000
        Re: Why are printers constantly redesigned with no improvements? Eric Stevens <eric.stevens@sum.co.nz> - 2020-07-12 15:25 +1200
    Re: Why are printers constantly redesigned with no improvements? Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-07-11 15:52 +0000

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