Michael Hennebry wrote:
I have a hp photosmart C3180 all-in-one and am well and truly sick of it. It seems like every time I go on another printing binge, I need yet another print cartridge. hp-clean doesn't help. IIRC this use it or lose it "feature" is common to inkjets.
What should I replace it with? If I want a non-cloggging printer, is laser jet the way I need to go? I'd like to do color occasionally, but might not want to pay the price for a color laser.
I hate HP inkjets (ok, the huge Designjet we have is different, but that's a multi-thousand-dollar poster printer).
Cannon's ok, I think. Haven't been looking for years. On the other hand, if you mostly print black and white, consider an inexpensive HP LJ (*those* they make well). I have an LJ1018 (discontinued, replaced by higher numbers) that I bought in '07? '08? for $128 at MicroCenter... and on the spot got a $64 rebate.... I buy "compatible" toner (I have a favorite vendor online, less than half the cost of HPs, *including* shipping). 10pp/min. And yes, it does. And it's little. And cute. And doesn't take up much of my desk at home.
mark