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pz · 05-26-2003, 08:11 PM

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Originally posted by Buddrow_Wilson
I get very pissed off about the price gouging on ink cartridges, and therefore do as little printing as possible.

Me, too. That's why I invested in a laser printer -- media costs are much lower.

faust · 05-26-2003, 10:38 PM

laser printer. eat at mcdonalds or whatever for a month. get a laser printer. this may sound silly but belive me, those guys are damned right. They're more expensive yes, media may be a bit more, but they're waaaaaaay more durable (mostly) and the print quality is outstanding, and they can chuck out pages that look hella pro like mad.
I print 20-40 pages a DAY, and there's no way an inkjet is going to live through that. Don't think you're going to trudge down to the library at 2 am to print out your final draft after the first month of school

seebs · 05-26-2003, 11:56 PM

Total agreement. A decent cheapish laser will pay for itself in ink in a month. If you can, get one that does PostScript. It's worth it.

Dark Jedi · 05-28-2003, 12:16 AM

Definately inkjet. The ink costs more per refill, but is cheaper in page output, on average.

Imagine:
$14 for a black cartridge in DeskJet, get maybe 60 full pages of print from it.

$40 for a black InkJet cartridge, get maybe 240 full pages of print from it.

no contest.

ManM · 05-28-2003, 01:51 PM

Make sure the laptop you are going to get uses the Intel Pentium M (Benias).

Bookman · 05-28-2003, 03:14 PM

I unexpectedly received a bonus this year, so I bought a Dell laptop. Inspiron 8200, 1.8Ghz processor, 384Mb Ram, NVidia GeForce 4 440 Go video card, internal wireless network adapter, and a 15" screen with 1600x1200 native resolution. Yeah, it's sweet.

I've taken it to a couple of LAN parties, and it can be used as a game system even for video-card-intensive FPS games like BF1942.

Not the right choice if you're looking for a bargain, but if you're a video game player this system will handle today's games. I don't know what it will do with the next generation.

Speaking of printers, power consumption used to be a concern with laser printers for in home use. Is this not a big deal any more? I definately need a new printer. I've had the same HP inkjet for something like seven or eight years.

Dark Jedi · 05-28-2003, 09:38 PM

Power consumption has gone down a lot in the last few years, for all periphrials.

The sheer number of them have gone up, making the overall consumption soar, but each item is more efficient.

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05-26-2003, 10:38 PM	#22
faust Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: baton rouge, la Posts: 539	laser printer. eat at mcdonalds or whatever for a month. get a laser printer. this may sound silly but belive me, those guys are damned right. They're more expensive yes, media may be a bit more, but they're waaaaaaay more durable (mostly) and the print quality is outstanding, and they can chuck out pages that look hella pro like mad. I print 20-40 pages a DAY, and there's no way an inkjet is going to live through that. Don't think you're going to trudge down to the library at 2 am to print out your final draft after the first month of school

05-26-2003, 11:56 PM	#23
seebs Contributor Join Date: May 2002 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 24,524	Total agreement. A decent cheapish laser will pay for itself in ink in a month. If you can, get one that does PostScript. It's worth it.

05-28-2003, 12:16 AM	#24
Dark Jedi Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Afghanistan Posts: 4,666	Definately inkjet. The ink costs more per refill, but is cheaper in page output, on average. Imagine: $14 for a black cartridge in DeskJet, get maybe 60 full pages of print from it. $40 for a black InkJet cartridge, get maybe 240 full pages of print from it. no contest.

05-28-2003, 01:51 PM	#25
ManM Veteran Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: NW Florida, USA Posts: 1,279	Make sure the laptop you are going to get uses the Intel Pentium M (Benias).

05-28-2003, 03:14 PM	#26
Bookman Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Nashville, TN, USA Posts: 2,210	I unexpectedly received a bonus this year, so I bought a Dell laptop. Inspiron 8200, 1.8Ghz processor, 384Mb Ram, NVidia GeForce 4 440 Go video card, internal wireless network adapter, and a 15" screen with 1600x1200 native resolution. Yeah, it's sweet. I've taken it to a couple of LAN parties, and it can be used as a game system even for video-card-intensive FPS games like BF1942. Not the right choice if you're looking for a bargain, but if you're a video game player this system will handle today's games. I don't know what it will do with the next generation. Speaking of printers, power consumption used to be a concern with laser printers for in home use. Is this not a big deal any more? I definately need a new printer. I've had the same HP inkjet for something like seven or eight years.

05-28-2003, 09:38 PM	#27
Dark Jedi Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Afghanistan Posts: 4,666	Power consumption has gone down a lot in the last few years, for all periphrials. The sheer number of them have gone up, making the overall consumption soar, but each item is more efficient.

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