I have found the Fineprint print program for windows (www.fineprint.com) 
to be a real paper saver. It can print booklets (good for listings) and 
sub-bookets for binding into a book. I have printed the 200+ page 16f876 
datasheet into a book, stapled it with a bulk stapler, and now have a 
1/2 think databook format instead of a loose leaf binder. A duplex 
printer a plus, but fineprint will do double sided printing with a 
manual flip once it learns your printer.

Alden

John J. McDonough wrote:
>>   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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