Ink Jet Printer

Try Best Buy or Office Depot or Max - they have several small printers available that will suit RV travel.

You can look 'em up online, but standing in the store will give you a better sense of size and look.

trb46 wrote:
I'm looking for a small, lightweight ink jet printer, black/white only is fine, for use in the motorhome when we're on the road. Any suggestions? Thanks.

Black and white?

Buy a small LASER printer, toner does not expire like ink so it can be stored for YEARS and never go bad.

Inkjets not so much, the ink dries out or clogs the printhead if it sits unused for too long and at $30-$40 for a ink cartridge it will get expensive quickly..

I would go with one like this.
Walmart
We have occasionally had to make copies and scan document to email

Gdetrailer wrote:

trb46 wrote:
I'm looking for a small, lightweight ink jet printer, black/white only is fine, for use in the motorhome when we're on the road. Any suggestions? Thanks.

Black and white?

Buy a small LASER printer, toner does not expire like ink so it can be stored for YEARS and never go bad.

Inkjets not so much, the ink dries out or clogs the printhead if it sits unused for too long and at $30-$40 for a ink cartridge it will get expensive quickly..

Agree with this. Hard to do wrong with something like a brother laser
USB
http://www.staples.com/Brother-HLL2320D-Mono-Laser-Printer/product_1074269

Wireless
http://www.staples.com/Brother-Mono-Laser-Printer-HL-L2360DW-/product_1065232

Gdetrailer wrote:

trb46 wrote:
I'm looking for a small, lightweight ink jet printer, black/white only is fine, for use in the motorhome when we're on the road. Any suggestions? Thanks.

Black and white?

Buy a small LASER printer, toner does not expire like ink so it can be stored for YEARS and never go bad.

Inkjets not so much, the ink dries out or clogs the printhead if it sits unused for too long and at $30-$40 for a ink cartridge it will get expensive quickly..

Exactly!! I quit buying inkjet printers years ago. We used one infrequently and it seemed like the ink was always dried up when we wanted to print something, and the prices!! I've only owned laser printers for probably 13 years, and since I don't print photos I've never noticed the lack of color.

OTOH there used to be large toner cartridges, but they now only make small, and smaller ones. Even the "Extra Large" are about the size of the starter ones from 10 years ago. You used to be able to buy 10,000 page cartridges, but now you're lucky if you can find a 5,000 page one.

Gdetrailer wrote:

trb46 wrote:
I'm looking for a small, lightweight ink jet printer, black/white only is fine, for use in the motorhome when we're on the road. Any suggestions? Thanks.

Black and white?

Buy a small LASER printer, toner does not expire like ink so it can be stored for YEARS and never go bad.

Inkjets not so much, the ink dries out or clogs the printhead if it sits unused for too long and at $30-$40 for a ink cartridge it will get expensive quickly..

I agree. Inkjets can be more problematic than worth it. Especially, dealing with clogged printer heads or dried out inks.

Take a look at Brother laser printers. Most can easily be reset to get the full use out of the toner cartridge, and can be refilled manually for about $5. There are a number of YouTube videos to show you how.

Canon ip100 series fits your needs. Cheap, reasonable ink. Just a solid basic printer.

Check out a Canon iP 110. Small, light and easy to use, but setting it up on a network sometimes works and other times does not. This printer is also NOT Bluetooth compatible, but if you can run it by a cable it makes a great travel printer. We regularly refill the ink with bulk inks and a hypodermic like syringe. Drip a cc or two into the bottom pad on the ink cartridge and let it sit for an hour and reinstall.

Bucky Badger wrote:

Gdetrailer wrote:

trb46 wrote:
I'm looking for a small, lightweight ink jet printer, black/white only is fine, for use in the motorhome when we're on the road. Any suggestions? Thanks.

Black and white?

Buy a small LASER printer, toner does not expire like ink so it can be stored for YEARS and never go bad.

Inkjets not so much, the ink dries out or clogs the printhead if it sits unused for too long and at $30-$40 for a ink cartridge it will get expensive quickly..

Agree with this. Hard to do wrong with something like a brother laser
USB
http://www.staples.com/Brother-HLL2320D-Mono-Laser-Printer/product_1074269

Wireless
http://www.staples.com/Brother-Mono-Laser-Printer-HL-L2360DW-/product_1065232

I wholeheartedly concur.

Walmart 3 in one's on sale all the time for about 30 bucks. Print, Copy, Scan. AND they are wireless capable.

The day of the throw away printer is here.