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I just got the HP 8180 and absolutely love it -- six individual inks,
great photo quality, ability to scan slides and negatives, amazing
96-bit scanner with 9600 dpi optical resolution, ability to read/write
to and from Lightscribe CDs and DVDs, able to be used wirelessly through
802.11, Bluetooth, or Ethernet, so a natural for home networking, very
fast, too. A wireless networking wizard is built in, so setup looks
easy. Runs $300 to $400, depending on sale prices. As others have said,
beware off-brand inks -- very often unreliable, can lead to
disappointing quality, diminished fade resistance in photos, and voiding
of the warranty. HP sells two value packs for its 02 inks, both of which
are very cost-effective. Purchased individually, they run about $10 per
color and $19 for the black, at least in our area. If you don't need all
these features, the 6280 and 7280 are excellent HP six-ink alternatives.
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From: techwr-l-bounces+jim -dot- pinkham=voith -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
[mailto:techwr-l-bounces+jim -dot- pinkham=voith -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On
Behalf Of Cardimon, Craig
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 2:32 PM
To: Techwr-l
Cc: Craig
Subject: Need printer suggestions
Techwhirlers,
Our old HP d135 All-In-One is dying. It isn't pretty. The scanner is
dead and the rest of it is looking a bit pale. The colors are way off,
as well.
We have two computers. An old Dell from 2002 (5300?) that keeps on
ticking and a newer Sony Vaio. When our printer gets a bit more pitiful,
I'm going to get a new one and try, again, to rig up a home network.
I have tried before, without success, to create a network. I think our
Dell is just too old. I tried making a network disk using its 3.5 slot
(!). The Sony wouldn't read it and said the disc needed to be formatted,
which I already did in the Dell.
We need a decent home office printer that produces good text and good
photos. High output is not necessary. We have a "home office" but no
home business or anything like that just yet. Reading from camera memory
cards would be nice, but we don't need it. Network ready would also be
nice.
If anyone has an opinion, I would love to hear it. No, really.
-- Craig
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