[ale] low end laser printer or high end ink jet?

[Geoffrey]

Okay, call me clueless.  I'm considering purchasing a color laser 
printer and found myself first over at Xerox, but noted they start there 
at $1999, a bit more then I'd planned to spend.

I then notice they have this print technology called 'solid ink' in a 
printer that lists for $1499, still too pricey for what I'm considering, 
but what the hell is 'solid ink?'  They have links about it, telling you 
it's better than laser or inkjet, so why is it cheaper then laser?

So I head over to HP to check out their laser printers, only to find out 
that the ones in my price range < $1000 have a dpi of 600x600.  Sounds 
like a lot of cash for not such a great printer.

So I'm checking out the inkjet printers on HP and they've got them going 
more then the low end lasers.  > $1000 for an inkjet printer, but hey it 
does 2400 x 1200 dpi, but that's with something called PhotoREt III on 
photo paper.  Must be some proprietary software right?  Who knows.

So here it is, officially the last day of the great no tax sale and I'm 
more confused than ever.

So tell me folks where am I wrong in these assumptions:


Laser print quality is better than inkjet

Laser print is cheaper than inkjet

Laser print is faster than inkjet


So, do I go with the high end inkjet or will I be happy with the low end 
HP laser at 600x600???


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