On Wednesday 27 June 2018 10:55:33 Dan Youngquist wrote:
On 06/27/2018 10:36 AM, William Morder wrote:
When one has literally no money to spend, one must make do with what is available. I hear what everybody is saying about laser printers, but that is not an option.
Good point. I've bought more than one good laser printer at garage sales for $3-$10, and they usually have 1000 pages or so of toner in them. I haven't bought a new printer in over 20 years. Check your local Craigslist, or post a wanted ad there, and I bet you can find one for way less than the $40 you're thinking of spending on ink.
Older HP lasers are very cheap to run, and almost all work very well with Linux.
That is a useful suggestion, but I must put it off for some future world, not for the present. I could maybe find one used. I looked for used printers online, but couldn't find any in that range. However, laser printers are coming down in price. Maybe not this year, but next year, or the next, I could think about buying a laser.
For the present, though, I must make do with what I have at hand. I only have about $9 to spare every month, so I have to make my best guess about what will get me through the next year or so with the inkjet printer that I actually have, not one that I don't have and can't afford.
Bill