Printers // Laser // Ink Jet // Money // What else ?
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After 3+ years of living without any printer in my life, I believe that I should acquire one again. Interesting market changes; seems like ink jets have made significant headway in the market over the lasers. Yes ? No ? At the moment, my knowledge comes only from the marketing departments of the manufacturers and retailers and their obfuscated/distracting websites; so I remain the student. I'm thinking cost. Last I remember, a page from an inkjet could easily cost 10 or 20 times as much as a similar page from a laser printer. With beautiful color printing, the cost could hit a dollar or two per page. However,,,,,,,,,,, These measures and estimates were done a decade ago. Anybody who knows about these things as they are in the Summer of 2015, please chime in. What questions do I want to ask ? What do I want to know ? What are the marketing departments NOT telling me ?
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After 3+ years of living without any printer in my life, I believe that I should acquire one again. Interesting market changes; seems like ink jets have made significant headway in the market over the lasers. Yes ? No ? At the moment, my knowledge comes only from the marketing departments of the manufacturers and retailers and their obfuscated/distracting websites; so I remain the student. I'm thinking cost. Last I remember, a page from an inkjet could easily cost 10 or 20 times as much as a similar page from a laser printer. With beautiful color printing, the cost could hit a dollar or two per page. However,,,,,,,,,,, These measures and estimates were done a decade ago. Anybody who knows about these things as they are in the Summer of 2015, please chime in. What questions do I want to ask ? What do I want to know ? What are the marketing departments NOT telling me ?
I've always just used an ink-jet all-in-one and called it good. I used to buy HP, but the materials seem flimsy now, so my current device is from Brother. There are some things that just aren't worth spending a lot of time thinking about. Go to a store that has a bunch on display and choose one.