> Re: [OT] It is the time to buy laser printer and dump the 
> inkjets

Not for me it isn't.

> Xiaofan Chen wrote:
>
>> Laser Printers from HP/Canon and even Fuji Xerox are of 
>> similar price
>> range. Maybe it is the time to dump the inkjets.
>
> Definitely it is,

For many values of definitely
If you REALLY want to reduce inkjet costs and increase 
convenience and do large volumes then a continuous inking 
system works marvels.

eg these people

        http://www.rihac.com.au/

sell such systems in Australia. They claijm that they have 
mixed and matched parts to make their's the best in the 
world. That's as may be but they work well - I'm a happy 
customer. I bought one for about $150 with 5 x 100 ml ink. 
It's actually no causing problems that are probably of my 
making (don't let the ink tanks go dry and don't cross the 
beams or there will be marshmellow everywhere ...). So good 
though that I've just ordered another and sometime [tm] hope 
to get the other working agin on another printer.

> I've been stating the same over the recent 2-3 years,
> since Samsung made its first Mono Laser around 70 EUR (to 
> resellers).

Cheap 'LASERs often have refills catridges that cost more 
than the 'LASER.


> InkJets are only useful to print photos

See above.
Good for all sorts with cheap ink.
Being able to print reports in duplex with colour diagrams 
is a great capability.
Duplex colour LASERs get a bit dear and quality is down, as 
yuou say. Speed is up. Toner costs are at the ransom cost of 
their choice.

> (dpi is higher than Color LAser
> and quality is inherently higher by now) but in the end I 
> always

try to change that to "usually discourage it for most 
people"

> discourage it: it's a mess and having them printed in a 
> store is cheaper
> and better.

CISs removes the mess. It's cheaper than stor prints.
Quality can be extremely good. You don't get the sore 
software trying to 'interpret' your print.

I buy good enough budget A4 170 gsm photo paper (DSE XM7105) 
at $NZ0.28/sheet in 50's and cut it in 4 to give effectively 
6x4 at 7 cents/print. Ink costs are negligible with CISS. 
And an A4 colour print for about $NZ0.35 is hard to find 
commercially.

That paper is good enough for almost everything and I use 
whatever suits for the very best prints.



        Russell

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