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Grasswire2

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26. I don't know what a parallel cable is.
Tue Mar 2, 2021, 01:41 PM
Mar 2021

But it's interesting to know that a printer that old is still chugging along.

They are shit. pwb Mar 2021 #1
We've had an Epson for several years radical noodle Mar 2021 #2
Epson is not honest about built in obsolesence NotANeocon Mar 2021 #19
I have fortunately not experienced that radical noodle Mar 2021 #21
I worked for a company that tested consumer printers... targetpractice Mar 2021 #3
+1 I've had Epson and HP. But, by far, the best ink jets for me have been Canon. nt Earth-shine Mar 2021 #28
I have a very dependable b&w Brother printer. Haggard Celine Mar 2021 #4
I second Brother printers canetoad Mar 2021 #16
YES to this, especially the reference to generic cartridges. tableturner Mar 2021 #18
I have a brother Susan Calvin Mar 2021 #24
After going through any number of name brand printers, most of which I was not that happy with, NBachers Mar 2021 #5
I found Lexmark is great vercetti2021 Mar 2021 #6
Me too. The Lexmark seems to hold up well. Mine has and still is going strong. SWBTATTReg Mar 2021 #7
Awesome! vercetti2021 Mar 2021 #10
That's what I'm going to go for, I'm going to have to start looking again, the printer is getting SWBTATTReg Mar 2021 #12
My HP, b&w, has worked for years. empedocles Mar 2021 #8
My HP is going to be 7 years in September. jimfields33 Mar 2021 #15
I have a 2006 HP b&w laser bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 #32
Have had good luck with Brother laser printers. YorkRd Mar 2021 #9
I bought a cheap Epson over 10 years ago CanonRay Mar 2021 #11
Brother has worked great for us! SheltieLover Mar 2021 #13
I cant get ink for mine it'll be a cold day in hell before I buy another Fullduplexxx Mar 2021 #14
Understood! Grasswire2 Mar 2021 #17
I just bought 2 cartridges for the fear of not able to buy another empedocles Mar 2021 #20
Almost all of my low tech experience has been with HP, with peaks of frustration & overall O.K. UTUSN Mar 2021 #22
Yeah. Grasswire2 Mar 2021 #23
Our HP LaserJet 4P from 1993 is still going strong Ron Obvious Mar 2021 #25
I don't know what a parallel cable is. Grasswire2 Mar 2021 #26
It's just a cable connected to an old parallel port Ron Obvious Mar 2021 #27
I had Brother lasers for 20 years! LeftInTX Mar 2021 #29
Had my old HP PSC for years, never a problem. It just wore out. Paper Roses Mar 2021 #30
Hi!!! nt Grasswire2 Mar 2021 #31
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