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.

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.WalmartWe 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_1074269Wirelesshttp://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.

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Gdetrailer
Explorer III
Dec 19, 2015
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..
monkey44
Nomad II
Dec 19, 2015
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.

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