[ale] looking for a reasonably priced color laser printer

Jim Kinney jim.kinney at gmail.com
Wed Jan 19 10:03:40 EST 2011


On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 9:45 AM, Michael Trausch <mike at trausch.us> wrote:

> Would there be some reason HP brands wouldn't be? Cost is typically the
> only reason I shy away from their laser printers.
>
> HP does things like date stamp a toner cartridge on first use and refuse to
use it after a certain date in the future. The claim is it preserves the
print quality. Everyone knows it's to kill the refill market. They do the
same thing on ink jet as well.
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James P. Kinney III
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