>   So....I do like the fact I can refill my ink cart's, what
> printers out there now can still allow that...if any?  I have
> the occasional requirement to print photos, but most the time
> its just text stuff.

I have an HP PSC2510 which is way overkill for a printer (who needs a 
wireless printer, anyway?), but the cartridges are pretty easy to refill.  I 
don't recall the 9xx's all that well, but I seem to remember that they were 
a real pain to refill.  This printer uses the 56/57/58 cartridges, which are 
trivially simple to refill.

However, HP has gotten really weird with their software, so if your intent 
is to run the printer from Windows, I'd stay away from HP.  The third party 
Linux drivers are just fine, though, and the printer prints great quality, 
plus I broke down and bought the duplexer which, in my mind, is a huge win. 
Not that I'm all hung up about the paper cost, it's the space.  Two sided, 
and sometimes 2 or 4 up, can make listings and datasheets take a lot less 
file cabinet space.  Lots of HP printers have duplexers available, although 
you usually can't get them at the local Wal-Mart.

However, if you are concerned about operating cost, a laser is a big win.  I 
bought a cheap (Minolta) laser a couple years ago primarily for PCBs.  They 
say that the belt, which costs more than the printer, needs replacement 
about every 2-3 toner cartridges.  Well, even if I replace the printer after 
every 2 toner refills, the operating cost is still less than the inkjet.  So 
the laser gets used for throw away stuff, and the inkjet if I need dual 
sided or color.  I only refill the cartridges some of the time because it 
can be so messy, plus, I never run out of ink at a convenient time.

--McD

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