[mdlug] Inexpensive printer recommendation

[Drew]

At 01:28 PM 9/24/08, R. Kannan wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Does anyone have any recommendation/disrecommendation on inexpensive 
>usb printers to be shared between Windows Vista, XP and Linux boxes? 
>Inkjet printers are fine. I don't to spend more than $100-150 for 
>inkjet printers that don't last for a long time.

I bought a Samsung ML1710 black and white laser printer in 2003 for 
around $109 after rebate at Best Buy.
Got the ink cartridge refilled in early '06 for $50 at Cartridge 
World (?), printed up several hundred pages over
the last couple of years and expect to be able to print up hundreds 
more. All modern versions of Linux now
support it out-of-the-box.

Before that it was el cheapo inkjets that all had their ink dry up, 
expensive cartridge replacement or else
refill kits that got ink all over the place but never got the printer 
back to proper working order.

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- Drew.