[Techtalk] HP printers

[Sunbird]

I have had good results with a Xerox Phaser printer.  

http://www.office.xerox.com/printers/enus.html

The one I have is the older 6350DN.  The D says it will print both sides, great for greeting cards.  The N for networked.  

So it is attached to a mac, a windows box, and a linux box via ethernet.  

I admit the linux network connection has been a problem for me, using cups.  

But then I am a dunce at setting up linux printing.  

The warantee on the Xerox printers allows free phone help to get it set up right.

They will send samples of print from the various models.  The prices are reasonable.

The best part is the price per page, the wonderful solid type ink cartridges that last forever nearly.  
Takes many types of paper, but I have stuck to laser quality.

Yes, the cartridges cost to replace, but they don't dry up or clog, as yet anyway. 

It was purchased on sale several years ago.  

No ink replacement needed yet, the originals only half full.

The colors are very good.

-- Pat Day



> The two specs I'm most interested in are:
> - are the print heads in the ink cartridge or the printer?
> - are the inks the typical dye type that fade after a year?
> 
> What I liked best about the Epson: it used pigment-based inks that
> don't fade after 6 months, like prints from its predecessor did.
> 
> What I liked least about the Epson: the print heads are in the
> printer, so once they clog, the whole printer is toast. (Which is
> what has happened now, and running 30 cleaning cycles didn't help.)
> Apparently a lot of non-Epsons have the nozzle in the ink cartridge,
> so if it clogs you can buy a new cartridge.
> 
> I'm mostly interested in photo printing for things like greeting
> cards and business cards (we have a laser printer for text).
> I don't need art gallery quality, just prints look decent.
> 
> A local store has the OfficeJet 6000 and PhotoSmart 5580 on sale,
> but googling hasn't told me much about relative print quality,
> fade resistance or print heads. Anybody have an HP inkjet and
> can comment?  Or have another brand/model inkjet you love for
> printing photos?
> 
>     ...Akkana