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IbogaProject

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3. Laser printer for B&W and separate printer

Reply to Grasswire2 (Original post)

Thu Mar 11, 2021, 08:54 PM

Mar 2021

Best to use two objects, use a scanner to scan or a combination color printer scanner, be aware that inkjet printers clog if not used once or twice per month.

For basic black and white printing a laser printer like a brother is the best value. A bonus is that they run out gradually rather than abruptly announce the ink is empty according to a chip rather than just letting you try and squeeze another job out.

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so...question regarding monochrome laser printer as an option.. [View all] Grasswire2 Mar 2021 OP

One piece of advice when choosing a printer scanner is to make sure OnDoutside Mar 2021 #1

Take multiple photos? A scanner doesn't take photos, it scans photos you already took Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #4

Lol, no. Unless you have have very large size photos, you can OnDoutside Mar 2021 #6

So you want to be able to put, say, 4 separate pics on the glass, and the scanner just recognizes Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #7

Yes, I used to have that feature on a previous printer/scanner a decade ago...I think it was a Canon OnDoutside Mar 2021 #8

I believe all scanners scan in color. Susan Calvin Mar 2021 #2

Laser printer for B&W and separate printer IbogaProject Mar 2021 #3

I don't think I've ever seen a B&W scanner ... other than like a fax machine. Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #5