Ok, I have to agree that Inkjets suck, and suck hard. I have had an HP Laserjet II since Sept 1989.
The damn thing just keeps on working. I have not had
to do anything except replace the occasional powder
cartridge. In the period of time beginning in 1997 to the present I have purchased one inkjet per year on average. HP makes a crappy head, not ink cartidge, but jet assembly. Thermal type heads are inherently bad. The best heads in the office inkjet/home injet world are Epson. They have problems of clogging due to ink drying that render them useless after less than 1 year.
I work for a company developing inkjettable electronic materials and have determined that the best heads/jet assemblies are offered by Spectra, Inc. and Microfab, Inc. Design and manufacture a well made printer form one of these and you will have years of service from the printer.
When the replacement cartidges cost more than the printer inself, you know your getting screwed.
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Ok, I have to agree that Inkjets suck, and suck hard. I have had an HP Laserjet II since Sept 1989. The damn thing just keeps on working. I have not had to do anything except replace the occasional powder cartridge. In the period of time beginning in 1997 to the present I have purchased one inkjet per year on average. HP makes a crappy head, not ink cartidge, but jet assembly. Thermal type heads are inherently bad. The best heads in the office inkjet/home injet world are Epson. They have problems of clogging due to ink drying that render them useless after less than 1 year. I work for a company developing inkjettable electronic materials and have determined that the best heads/jet assemblies are offered by Spectra, Inc. and Microfab, Inc. Design and manufacture a well made printer form one of these and you will have years of service from the printer. When the replacement cartidges cost more than the printer inself, you know your getting screwed.