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Miss Perspicacia Tick, every thing you said is so true. Thank you. I've been
telling this to my customers for years. I've been in the inkjet and toner
business since 1991 and as far as I concerned....Buy HP laser printers and
inkjets. You'll never be sorry. Pete
"Miss Perspicacia Tick" <misstick@lancre.dw> wrote in message
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> Big H wrote:
> > Dell have an offer till end of tomoorow for a dell 720 printer,
> > cartridges and cable for £9.99. I'm looking for a cheap printer, does
> > anyone know if this one is any good, will it work with windows me
> > (dell say win 2000 & xp). Also its usb 2.0, so will this work with usb
> > 1.0.
> >
> > thanks in advance
> >
> > Andy
>
> NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO and NO!!! You might pay £9.99 for the
> printer, but you'll be paying at least four times that for your first
> replacement cartridge set! You see, Dell doesn't manufacture printers -
> never has and (probably) never will. All their units are manufactured by
> Lexmark and, as anyone who knows anything about printers will tell you,
you
> just don't buy Lexmark! Dell does modify the cartridge holder ever so
> slightly so that you have to use their cartridges, and no one else's. You
> cannot use compatibles and you cannot refill.
>
> The phrase "cheap printer" is an oxymoron. The cheaper the printer, the
more
> expensive the ink. I paid £500 for my printer, but I only pay £4 per
> replacement tank (£1.80 if I use JetTec compatibles - which are just as
good
> and the prints last the same length of time).
>
> By the way, I searched Dell UK's site and I couldn't find anything like
what
> you're talking about. Could you give me a direct link?
>
> STEER WELL CLEAR!! If you don't heed this, I shall find out where you live
> and confiscate all means of payment until you come to your senses! ;o)
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