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BigV · 10-18-2006, 12:40 PM

Two thumbs up for HP as well.

Their stuff works.

However. xoB's observation that the software suffers from... bloat. Yeah, well, understatement is all I can say. And the install routine can be picky. Short answer: install the software first. FIRST. Then cable and power the printer. Much gnashing of teeth and pulling of hair will be avoided.

Point of order: You should let your intended use of the printer drive your choices more than any other single factor. And the recent addition of the digicam makes me think that a monochrome laser, while superior in all the respect listed above, would not be suitable for printing pictures. Quality, ok, color, no.

Anyway, it's truetruetrue that you'll pay far more for ink over the life of the printer than you will for everything else combined, including the cost of the printer. That's an important consideration. I'm happy with our HP officejet d145 at home and I refill the ink tanks myself, cause I'm cheap. But the new cartridges are not.

10-18-2006, 12:40 PM	#11
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Two thumbs up for HP as well. Their stuff works. However. xoB's observation that the software suffers from... bloat. Yeah, well, understatement is all I can say. And the install routine can be picky. Short answer: install the software first. FIRST. Then cable and power the printer. Much gnashing of teeth and pulling of hair will be avoided. Point of order: You should let your intended use of the printer drive your choices more than any other single factor. And the recent addition of the digicam makes me think that a monochrome laser, while superior in all the respect listed above, would not be suitable for printing pictures. Quality, ok, color, no. Anyway, it's truetruetrue that you'll pay far more for ink over the life of the printer than you will for everything else combined, including the cost of the printer. That's an important consideration. I'm happy with our HP officejet d145 at home and I refill the ink tanks myself, cause I'm cheap. But the new cartridges are not. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.