Printer
We will soon be able to take our MH out for 2 to 4 weeks at a time, maybe 3 or 4 times a year. We will be taking a laptop, cell phones and IPad with us. Would one of the small portable printers be wor...
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RRTom wrote:
That's one thing I'm trying to figure out by posting here. Curious to see if others have/use a printer while traveling.
We haven't taken a printer the 15 yrs we have been camping, YET.
However, when we camp there is almost always one of those moments that I wished I DID have a printer :S
Things like RESERVATION acknowledgement paperwork or even printed directions to some obscure scenic place..
When you are used to having a choice of printing to three different printers at home or multiple printers at work camping with a PC and NO printer IS roughing it..
My preference goes to a laser printer for extremely low usage or extremely long periods of time between printing.. Toner does not freeze, does not clog and most likely will still be good for the next 100 yrs..
Inkjet printers on the other hand the cartridges dry up in short time after you open them OR even more diabolical is the fact that most of the major inkjet printer manufacturers LOCK down the printer to FRESH OEM ONLY cartridges! Many of the inkjet printers read a chip on the cartridge and if the chip says it is out of date, NO MORE PRINTING HAPPENS.
For those who say go with inkjet and if the cartridge dries out, just change it..
Perhaps you would be willing to fork out the $30-$60 PER cartridge when it dries out for the OP after sitting a yr?
For $40-$60 you can buy a new inkjet printer.
You are better off buying brand new inkjet printers every yr or less for the cost of the replacement cartridges.
Yes, there are "tank" inkjets, however they DO have issues with the printhead clogging from lack of use and they cost more upfront.
That is the cold hard facts of inkjets, USE THEM OR LOSE THEM..
