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From: mheyda@heyda.austin.ibm.com (Michael Heyda)
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Subject: Re: DeskJet or Laser Printer
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Date: 24 May 91 15:55:22 GMT
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> 
> There is no question that Laser printers offer superior print
> resolution, on less expensive paper stock.  The printers themselves,
> however, are generally twice the price of the new HP DeskJet 500
> (taking student discounts into account) and replacement cartridges are
> considerably more than the $19 for a DeskJet cartridge.
> 
It is true that the cartridge cost considerably less.  However, a study 
was done and it was found that it cost about 4 cents/page to print on an
inkjet printer and only about 2-3 cents/page to print on a laser printer.
This was of course before the $5 refils for inkjets were offered (hey... now
I can get several different color ink cartridges and do some color
separations....)
						Mike Heyda