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Subject:Re: high cost of print cartridges From:"Gary Robinson" <GXR -at- ddpmi -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 28 Jan 2003 16:26:17 -0500
Hi,
I have an account with Quill and usually buy cartridges on sale in lots of 3. This usually decreases the cost by about 30%. I receive catalogs from Office Max, Staples and Viking also. Someone else suggested getting a laserjet for b&w work. I have a 6 y/o HP Laserjet 5L that is getting a little cranky but has performed well for years. The toner cartridge runs about $65 but I seldom need to change it more than once a year. Of course, I don't do big time production work at home.
My last production inkjet printer was the HP1220c. Working in high production, several hundred pages a week, I would have to change the cartridges (1 b&w, 1 color) weekly. This is a very good and very durable printer but it does run about $400.
Gary G. Robinson
Technical Communications Consultant
Pillar Technology Group, LLC
www.pillartechnology.com
currently consulting at Delta Dental Plan of Michigan
Thanks to everyone who answered my
question about Word Styles that occasionally
won't take.
I have an Epson Stylus Color 440 Printer.
The Epson print cartridges are so expensive. Is
there a way to buy a generic brand of
cartridges that's cheaper? If I ever
decide to buy a new printer, what's the
most economical choice given the high
cost of cartridges?
Thanks,
Emily from Ann Arbor
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