the ink cartridges is wher the get you! they could give away the printers and theywould still make a fortune off the ink!This is what I went with and couldn't be happier. It just works. It's sad that that's all it takes to be considered impressive, but it is. Most printers are junk, ink jet is a blatant scam, and even the ink tank printers can have issues with ink drying out. I rarely print color so monochrome was kind of a no brainer. If I need to print in color, it's easy enough to order prints on Walmart's website and pick them up when I go.
The original LaserJet IIP's ran forever.If only I had squirreled away an HP LaserJet Series II printer. You can still get cartridges that will print 4000 pages for ~$100. I have no doubt there are still some original machines from 1987 that are still running. Those things were tanks.
Does anyone make something comparable, at any price, any more?
I doubt it.
The plain LJ II (non-P version) was fine, too. There was a version that did duplexing but the extra complexity wasn't worthwhile.The original LaserJet IIP's ran forever.
Lately that's been my attitude.Home printers aren't worth the hassle; I hate them.
I've heard of people buying a printer instead of replacement ink, cheaper that way.When I worked at HP the CEO as much a admitted they make the money from the cartridges. They sell the printers at a very small profit.
That's can be true for the very cheapest inkjet printers. I almost had one of those, once. I say "almost" because replacement of all the ink cartridges cost twice as much as the original purchase price but the replacement cartridges tended to last about twice as long. It was sort of a wash.I've heard of people buying a printer instead of replacement ink, cheaper that way.
I used to do that. See an inkjet on sale, buy it and toss the old one in the trash when it ran out of inkI've heard of people buying a printer instead of replacement ink, cheaper that way.
Short answer? No. The last good printer was probably the HP 2200 series, which still wasn't as good as the LJ2's and LJ4's.If only I had squirreled away an HP LaserJet Series II printer. You can still get cartridges that will print 4000 pages for ~$100. I have no doubt there are still some original machines from 1987 that are still running. Those things were tanks.
Does anyone make something comparable, at any price, any more?
I doubt it.
The LJ2's were built like tanks and ran forever.Short answer? No. The last good printer was probably the HP 2200 series, which still wasn't as good as the LJ2's and LJ4's.
HP changed from manufacturing their own print engines to using Canon, which are far cheaper and far more finicky. No to mention, far less reliable. Brother is decent for low volume use, as everything in the printer is a consumable component. Lexmark is good, but requires frequent maintenance.