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Burt wrote:
>The HP cartridge with the printhead in the cart is the good news (They may
>rarely clog, but if they do you buy a new cartridge and the print head is
>new and unclogged) and the bad news (carts with the built in print head are
>expensive.)
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For the infrequent users it really does not make much difference.
>If you don't need color printing you should probably be using a
>laser printer. Consumables are cheaper per page and there is no problem
>with letting it sit idle for an indeterminant time.
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>"measekite" <inkystinky@oem.com> wrote in message
>news:4pYre.1336$NU5.607@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com...
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>>While I like the Canon Pixma line of printers the best for your
>>circumstances are the models of the HP line that integrate printheads in
>>the cartridges. I have never had a problem over 4 years with my HP990 of
>>any kind. If the printer does clog just get a new cartridge. The carts
>>themselves have never dried out.
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>>Miss Perspicacia Tick wrote:
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>>>Repeating Rifle wrote:
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>>>>In another post, I indicated that I am upset by the cost and fuss of
>>>>ink jet printers.
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>>>>Considering that there is little I must print in color, how can you
>>>>keep ink cartridges from drying out during long periods of non-use?
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>>>>Bill
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>>>Simple. Use a printer that doesn't require pigmented ink. My SC900 bit the
>>>dust a month ago after about 10 years good and faithful service, and for
>>>two of those years it was shelved. Got it off the shelf, hooked it up,
>>>switched it on and the first test wasn't perfect. Did the Windolene trick
>>>and that was that. Worked perfectly until the paper feed died last month
>>>and I couldn't afford to have it fixed - it was cheaper to buy a new unit.
>>>So I now have a Pixma 8500 as my 'workhorse' and I couldn't be happier
>>>(well that's not entirely true - the duplex is hellishly slow).
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