How can I solve the printer problem? 29. April 2010 um 19:47 Uhr / Censure
I have a problem. Every once in a while I want to print out something. But it is only one thing every forth month or so and then it is just one A4 paper.
My father has an ink-jet printer and every time he wants to print out something – he doesn't use his often either – he has to buy a new cartridge with ink, because the old one has dried out, which costs a notable amount of money. So even if a ink-jet is quite cheap the per page cost explodes if you just print something just now and then.
A laser printer doesn't have the problem with dried-up ink. But all of them cost really much money so it isn't an option for me who just wants to print out 5 A4 papers a year.
When I was young, I had a wire matrix printer. I was really happy with it. It didn't have the dried out ink problem. Even if the printing quality wasn't the best, was better then good enough for just text. But I don't think you can buy such ones anymore, or can you?
Often I have to print out something, sign it and post it as a letter. So all the online-printer-services are not really optimal solutions for me.
Yeah I could go to the public library and print out what I need, but I never do. Every time I pass it by I think about it but didn't prepare what I want to print and didn't load up it on a server, a pen drive or emailed it to myself.
So do you know a solution to my problem?
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Götz aus Heilbronn schrieb am 29.04.2010
What about buying a used laser printer on for example ebay? You can find e.g. quite cheap Kyocera printers which should be really okay for your purpose. Toner shouldn't be a serious issue, the worst could be that you need to buy toner once and then you could print for some years - without needing the library.
The biggest problem might be shipping the machine ...
Jeena Paradies aus Varberg / Schweden schrieb am 29.04.2010
Hm yeah, I don't know why I thought that laser printers would cost about 500 €. A friend of mine just wrote on Facebook that he bought one for 100 €. After that I had a look on prizerunner and there even is a network (WLAN) laser printer for 150 € which I probably will buy. Thanks for the tipp.
Götz aus Heilbronn schrieb am 29.04.2010
You're welcome :)
macmac schrieb am 29.04.2010
another solution could be to print at work. so do I... ;)
Jeena Paradies aus Varberg / Schweden schrieb am 29.04.2010
I am working from home ;)
Tim schrieb am 30.04.2010
Ich hab gerne den Laserdrucker der Uni für so etwas benutzt.
fwolf schrieb am 13.05.2010
Hol dir halt nen HP. Die Tinte trocknet seeehr schwer ein. Nach 3 Jahren praktisch Nicht-nutzung ist jetzt erst bei mir selbige alle - aber immer noch einwandfrei verwendbar ;)
cu, w0lf.
Dominik aus Detmold schrieb am 27.05.2010
Hol dir doch einfach wieder 'n Matrix-Printer. Hat eh viel mehr Stil ;-)
Oder du verschickst deine Briefe per Pixelletter.de, dort können die nämlich "qualifiziert digital signiert" werden und sind somit auch ohne Unterschrift rechtlich gültig. Ist das eine Option?
Dominik aus Detmold schrieb am 27.05.2010
Hmm, Denkfehler. Streich das ;-)