Posts by Gregory Hughes

rustysurfer79 said:Your total expenses will actually be significantly lower if you decide to opt for those refillable cartridges instead of buying new ones every single time.

I am listening, my friend... where can one even find these supplies, what specific tools and equipment would I need to get started, and just how much is this whole endeavor going to set me back?

Benjamin King2 said:You could also look into the XL color cartridges for that inkjet; they offer nearly double the capacity, even if they run about 130-$47...as for that laser issue, I suspect nothing is actually wrong since there isn't much cooling involved, so perhaps you might try reinstalling the drivers? Is the printer connected to a network, or are you just using it as a standalone device?

Best regards,

My apologies, I was specifically referring to the XL ink varieties; I neglected to mention that detail earlier... with my usual discount, all four colors end up costing me an average of $33.

Regarding the laser, it seems perfectly fine to me... I actually own an HP cp2020dn, and it exhibits the exact same behavior. It will print a few pages and then undergo a slight cooling period, followed by calibration, and this cycle simply repeats indefinitely. I don't believe the drivers have anything to do with it, given that the printer possesses an internal counter that dictates when the calibration sequence begins. Furthermore, it behaves identically whether I am running Windows XP, Windows 7, Macintosh OS 10.4, or Ubuntu 10.04.
The printer is connected via a switch, primarily because I grew tired of dealing with USB printers through those Edimax print servers, most of which never seem to function properly on a Mac anyway.

I would truly appreciate it if someone could tell me whether my assessment is correct when I claim that a laser printer is an entirely unprofitable solution for my needs.

My current HP cp1515n requires a toner that costs $183, which yields about 2,200 pages in black and roughly 1,400 for the colors.

On the other hand, with my HP OfficeJet Pro K6000n, each color cartridge costs $33, providing 1,200 black pages and about 700 for the others.

Therefore, the ink for an inkjet costs five times less, and I would stake my reputation on the fact that it certainly won't yield five times fewer pages.

The hardware prices are as follows:
cp1515n $500
k6000n $283

I believe the logic here is perfectly transparent, wouldn't you agree?

Furthermore, I find it quite absurd to argue that laser printing is faster, given that this cp1515n will churn out about 15 pages and then force me into a three-minute cooling period... after which it prints a single page before pausing for another three minutes, repeating this cycle all day long. It simply won't allow me to print 150 pages during a single shift, heaven help us. My inkjet, however, prints at a "normal" pace—roughly 15 pages per minute—without any such interruptions, whether I am printing 30 pages or 600.

If you happen to swap out your motherboard or your processor, you will find that you'll essentially need to acquire a brand-new license, whether you’re looking at a Dell OEM version or a Retail Box—and I am specifically referring to Windows 7 here...

The thing about a Dell OEM license is that it is fundamentally tied to the specific hardware, namely the motherboard and the CPU, whereas a Retail Box is instead tied to the user themselves; the only real restriction there, if my memory serves me correctly, is that you can only have it installed on one single computer at any given time.