Infrequently used printers

[Doug]

On 04/15/2012 11:50 AM, Jim Byrnes wrote:
> On 04/15/2012 09:49 AM, David Fletcher wrote:
>
>>
>> Now, I reckon that the root of the problem is that it doesn't get used
>> often enough so the liquid ink dries and blocks the jets. So, I'm
>> thinking, would it be a good idea to ditch the inkjet, get a small
>> colour laser printer (I'm looking at, for instance, a Samsung CLP-320)
>> for document printing, and just take photo files to a shop for printing?
>>
>> My reasoning is that because a laser printer's toner is a dry powder
>> anyway, there's nothing to get dried out and cause the problems I'm
>> experiencing with the inkjet.
>>
>> Can anybody with relevant experience of laser printers please enlighten
>> me?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Dave
>
> I'm sure that someone with technical expertise will comment but based 
> on my experience your reasoning seems valid to me.  I have a Samsung 
> CLX-3160FN color laser and an old HP LaserJet 6p that I've had for 
> ever.  Since I got the Samsung a couple of years ago I've hardly used 
> the HP.  Yesterday I printed with a program I haven't used for a year 
> which had the HP as the default and the HP printed fine. I don't think 
> it has been setting idle for the whole year but it has been months 
> since I've used it.
>
> Regards,  Jim
>
I had an Epson color printer many years ago.  When I needed a refill, I 
bought some off-brand ink.  It clogged the thing up to where it was not  
usable, and I
had to throw it out.  I've had an HP DeskJet 970Dxi for about 8 years.  
The HP's of that era had the jets in the ink cartridges, so if one went 
bad, it didn't
matter to the printer--just replace the cartridge.  I don't know what HP 
is doing now.  I just bough t a new Epson all-in-one--Wp-4530, and I 
hope I have
better luck with it--I got it because it is fast, it does double-sided, 
and it was on sale. (The Cxi does a nice job, but it is slow, and the 
two-sided feature
hasn't worked in some time.)

--doug