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Speaking of printers, I've just bought an HP Photosmart D7460 for
$99 and am looking into replacing my venerable HP LJ 4M+ with a Xerox
860S. Both have duplexing options, both have large paper tray
options, but the Xerox 860S has cost for black-only copies that's
basically the cost of the paper (black ink is free for life from
Xerox), while the HP LJ4M+ costs about .01-.02 for toner depending on
the cost of the cartridge. In addition, the Xerox does 1200dpi (as
opposed to 600dpi for my HP) and it's a good deal faster. Oh, and
the Xerox does really good color printing and the HP... well, it's from 1994.
I've used the HP for AGES because it's a great, dependable unit that
is a benchmark for "workhorse" but it's time to retire it. I'll
probably be getting the Xerox in the next 3-9 months. They're
available used for $500 or so.
Yours truly,
John Hedtke
Author/Consultant/Contract Writer
www.hedtke.com <-- website
Region 7 Director, STC
541-685-5000 (office landline)
541-554-2189 (cell)
john -at- hedtke -dot- com (primary email)
johnhedtke -at- aol -dot- com (secondary email)
At 11:26 AM 2/19/2008, Lauren wrote:
>I have an HP PhotoSmart C6180 and I like it. The newer models come with
>duplexers and touch screens. I think that the comparable newer model is the
>C7280. I can add a duplexer (if any are still available) to mine and the
>printer has built-in wireless router. The ink is great because I can
>replace one color at a time. It's still less expensive to buy all of the
>colors in a pack, but I only replace them when they run out. The ink is a
>little more water resistant than other types of ink. The printer has a
>multi-card reader and USB port. The fax, scanner, and copier all work great
>and I have abused this thing for over a year, so far. Photos are good too.
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