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Dawgz Rule:
If you keep your eye on Newegg, you can find a nice color laser that will do a more than adequate job of printing photos. I purchased one for my wife for less than $300. More expensive than what you want to spend but you will make up for it by virtue of the toner versus ink. I replace the toner about once a year. The one caveat is to be sure to turn off any setting that disable printing with low toner. My experience has been that we typically get a another month or two out of it before replacement.

blacketj:
I know this is skirting the original topic, but why buy one at all?

I've avoided inkjet printers like the plague for over a decade. Maybe they are more reliable than they used to be, but I kind of doubt it. And the expense of the ink cartridges is ridiculous. Plus if you want the best prints you already have to spend extra money on glossy paper. I use a cheap black and white laser printer that is all I need for 95% of the printing I do. And for photos or anything else that needs color I use an online or brick & mortar print shop.

Getting photo prints online is so cheap and easy, I don't understand why anyone would bother dealing with an inkjet printer.

dmckean:

--- Quote from: blacketj on July 09, 2015, 05:37:02 pm ---I know this is skirting the original topic, but why buy one at all?

I've avoided inkjet printers like the plague for over a decade. Maybe they are more reliable than they used to be, but I kind of doubt it. And the expense of the ink cartridges is ridiculous. Plus if you want the best prints you already have to spend extra money on glossy paper. I use a cheap black and white laser printer that is all I need for 95% of the printing I do. And for photos or anything else that needs color I use an online or brick & mortar print shop.

Getting photo prints online is so cheap and easy, I don't understand why anyone would bother dealing with an inkjet printer.

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eds1275:

--- Quote from: Dawgz Rule on July 09, 2015, 05:30:08 pm ---My experience has been that we typically get a another month or two out of it before replacement.

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On my laser printer, if it starts getting that splotchy look of almost out of toner I just shake the hell out of and it works again. Can do this a few times and then it's gone.

vwalbridge:

--- Quote from: blacketj on July 09, 2015, 05:37:02 pm ---I know this is skirting the original topic, but why buy one at all?

I've avoided inkjet printers like the plague for over a decade. Maybe they are more reliable than they used to be, but I kind of doubt it. And the expense of the ink cartridges is ridiculous. Plus if you want the best prints you already have to spend extra money on glossy paper. I use a cheap black and white laser printer that is all I need for 95% of the printing I do. And for photos or anything else that needs color I use an online or brick & mortar print shop.

Getting photo prints online is so cheap and easy, I don't understand why anyone would bother dealing with an inkjet printer.

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Funny you should say this. I was telling this exact thing to my wife last night. Why don't we just print everything online and just stick with our b&w laserjet for everything else. At this point, I might only be needing a color printer if I still want to do my own waterslide printing.

Eveyone's suggestions have been really great. And that's why I posted it here. But I guess sometimes the best thing to do is nothing at all. :dunno

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