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From: crs@cpsc6a.att.com (Chris (No Problem!) Seaman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: HP Deskjet Plus
Summary: About that ink...
Keywords: deskjet ink water smudge
Message-ID: <2404@cpsc6a.att.com>
Date: 7 Feb 90 19:48:21 GMT
References: <1458@raybed2.UUCP> <1990Feb6.235936.14989@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu>
Organization: AT&T (CPSC), Oakland, CA
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ml@ecerl3.ncsu.edu writes:
< I would definitely say that the DeskJet (plus) was a good bet then.
< Very good printer; quiet, reasonably fast, seems reliable (so far :-) ).
< The only problem I have with it is that the ink is water soluble, so I
< wouldn't recommend it for printing mailing labels!
< 
< -- 
<              ==[ ml@eceris.ncsu.edu (128.109.135.109) ]==

I have a question about the Deskjet ink problem.  I have seen numerous
warnings from owners of Deskjets similar to the one above (i.e., don't
get your printouts wet!).  Well, how often do most printouts get wet,
anyway?  If I write something in felt-tipped pen (such as a Pilot Razor
Point), the ink is water soluble, and does indeed bleed if it gets wet,
but (barring taking an unprotected paper out in the rain) I have never
had to worry about it.  Is the ink in the Deskjet so much more
sensitive to water?

I have been seriously considering a Deskjet, but this problem concerns
me.

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