19th June 2002
Lockergnomie Brad Schneider speaks from experience: "I enjoyed finding that the HP 920C was the winner in the testing, but I would have to say that spending $100 for a printer is not the most cost effective choice. And I don't exactly agree with the statement 'inkjet technology has come a long way because prices are cheap.' It's a marketing gimmick. The companies make their money on your ink purchases and specialty papers, not the sale of the printer. The HP 920C only supports the HP15 ink cartridge and it only contains 21ml of ink. Whereas the 960Cse for $200 can use the larger HP45 cartridge with 42ml of ink. You only pay about $5-$10 more for the HP45 cartridge but you get twice as much ink. The same holds true of the color cartridges. Notice the cartridges you get with you new printer nearly always contain less ink then if you were to go buy a new one at the store? It's labeled, so take a look for yourself. Pay a little more for the printer, pay less on ink."