[ale] Yet ANOTHER reason to love Linux

[Paul Cartwright]

On 01/17/2011 10:06 PM, Joshua Kite wrote:
> The laser that just died was so old that I couldn't get the drivers to
> install on teh Vi$ta machine, despite the fact that it was a networked
> printer.  So I had to create a printer share off my server to get it to
> work.  Towards the end, though, I had to reinstall the printer every
> time we wanted to print off the laptop. 
that sounds like my issue... must be an HP thang..

 I prefer laser because the
> toner is cheaper and doesn't dry out, but Fry's in Duluth didn't have
> either of the inexpensive models I was considering.  I figure this
> printer will either be great or terrible and either way it's probably my
> last inkjet.
not sure about HP's ( been a while since I bought ink for it), but my
EPSON R380, when you buy direct from Epson, they have LARGE size
cartridges, that last MUCH longer than the normal sized ones ( at least
I think so..) so I don't need to change them out every month.. I'm still
looking for a replacement for my HP 5610 all-in-one, not sure what I
want, except for sure wireless.. Within the last month I did use the
scanner function of the 5610, and within the last year I have used the
fax capability, but I guess I could just keep it around for those
functions & add something new, like a laser printer, but an all-in-one
would probably be best. What I need is a good replacement that can be
used as a default printer, mostly text & junk web pages ( information,
recipes....).


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Paul Cartwright
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