[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT:Am I going blind, or what???

  • From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 00:40:40 -0800 (PST)

Maybe they've stopped making them that way. It was
quite a few years ago. My husband thinks it was an
Epson, but we're not sure--it might have been a
lexmark. But believe, it's true. That's why we stopped
using it and bought a laser priner instead. It was too
costly to have to buy both cartridges when the black
ran out, and the ink jet cartridges were used up
faster than the laser ink.

However, if what you're saying is now true, great. I
did some more searching and inkjet printers are pretty
inexpensive--and from what you're saying, laser
printers are, now, too. One thing my husband didn't
like about inkjet printers is that the ink could
smudge, though I never had any problem as long as I
waited a few seconds to let it dry. 

Cindy

--- Jake Brownell <jabrown@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Cindy and Nancy,
> 
> As has already been suggested most printers can be
> instructed to print in 
> pure black and white, or grayscale. I have never had
> a printer that required 
> both cartriges to be full to work properly--nor can
> I remember having one 
> that required both to be inserted to operate.
> 
> Laser printers are much more affordable than $250. I
> have seen a good 
> personal one for under $100 on NewEgg and have one
> myself. You'll find that 
> the toner costs a bit more than ink cartrages, but
> it lasts a LOT longer. 
> I've printed well over 500 sheets on mine and have
> yet to change the toner.
> 
> HTH,
> Jake
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 12:50 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT:Am I going blind,
> or what???
> 
> 
> > We had a color printer. I did use the color to
> > download some things from online, and then I
> stopped
> > and just used the black ink, when we found out how
> > expensive it was to replace the ink. When the
> black
> > ink ran out, we found we couldn't replace just the
> > black but had to get both cartridges--expensive.
> We
> > stopped using that printer altogether, since black
> is
> > good enough for us, as what we do mainly is print
> > text.
> >
> > Nancy, I went online and found a monochrome (which
> I
> > assume means black) laser printer for $249
> reviewed on
> > PC Magazine at this URL:
> >
> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2033979,00.asp
> >
> > It looks big, though. I don't know if it would fit
> on
> > your desk. Pentax has some for $350 (rounded off).
> >
> > Amazon seems to sell them, too. To paraphrase and
> old
> > commercial--you're probably too young to
> remember--let
> > your fingers do the walking...in this case, let
> google
> > to the searching. smile
> >
> > Cindy
> > --- Robert Jaquiss <rjaquiss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello Nancy:
> >>
> >>      You can leave the color cartridges in an
> inkjet
> >> printer and not worry about them. In fact, I
> suggest
> >> not removing a color cartridge as the printer was
> >> designed to work with it installed. In fact, if a
> >> color capable printer doesn't have a color
> cartridge
> >> installed, it may not work. You should be able to
> >> set print preferences to only print black and
> white.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Robert
> >>
> >>   ----- Original Message ----- 
> >>   From: Nancy Hill
> >>   To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>   Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 12:39 PM
> >>   Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT:Am I going blind,
> or
> >> what???
> >>
> >>
> >>   Good Day Book Sharians,
> >>
> >>
> >>   For several days I have been searching for
> >> something I thought would be pretty easy to
> >> find...boy was I wrong.
> >>   I have a small computer desk and I am looking
> for
> >> a simple,small footprint  black and white inkjet
> >> printer that doesn't cost an arm and a leg.  All 
> I
> >> am planning to use it for is to print out my
> >> correspondence.  I have no need for colors. 
> Don't
> >> they make B/W printers anymore?
> >>
> >>   Everything seems so involved in printing
> photos.
> >>
> >>   If I have to get a color printer, would it run
> all
> >> right if I took the color cartridges out and just
> >> used the black ink?
> >>
> >>   I would appreciate suggestions.
> >>
> >>   Thanks,
> >>   Nancy
> >
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