dell 720 Printer

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Dell have an offer till end of tomoorow for a dell 720 printer,
cartridges and cable for £9.99. I'm looking for a cheap printer, does
anyone know if this one is any good, will it work with windows me
(dell say win 2000 & xp). Also its usb 2.0, so will this work with usb
1.0.

thanks in advance

Andy
 
Big said:
Dell have an offer till end of tomoorow for a dell 720 printer,
cartridges and cable for £9.99. I'm looking for a cheap printer, does
anyone know if this one is any good, will it work with windows me
(dell say win 2000 & xp). Also its usb 2.0, so will this work with usb
1.0.

thanks in advance

Andy
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NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO and NO!!! You might pay £9.99 for the
printer, but you'll be paying at least four times that for your first
replacement cartridge set! You see, Dell doesn't manufacture printers -
never has and (probably) never will. All their units are manufactured by
Lexmark and, as anyone who knows anything about printers will tell you, you
just don't buy Lexmark! Dell does modify the cartridge holder ever so
slightly so that you have to use their cartridges, and no one else's. You
cannot use compatibles and you cannot refill.

The phrase "cheap printer" is an oxymoron. The cheaper the printer, the more
expensive the ink. I paid £500 for my printer, but I only pay £4 per
replacement tank (£1.80 if I use JetTec compatibles - which are just as good
and the prints last the same length of time).

By the way, I searched Dell UK's site and I couldn't find anything like what
you're talking about. Could you give me a direct link?

STEER WELL CLEAR!! If you don't heed this, I shall find out where you live
and confiscate all means of payment until you come to your senses! ;o) <eg>
<j/k>
 
Miss Perspicacia Tick, every thing you said is so true. Thank you. I've been
telling this to my customers for years. I've been in the inkjet and toner
business since 1991 and as far as I concerned....Buy HP laser printers and
inkjets. You'll never be sorry. Pete
 
Pete said:
Miss Perspicacia Tick, every thing you said is so true. Thank you.
I've been telling this to my customers for years. I've been in the
inkjet and toner business since 1991 and as far as I concerned....Buy
HP laser printers and inkjets. You'll never be sorry. Pete
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HP?! Are you insane, man?! HP has the worst support on the planet (even
worse than Lexmark's!) IMNSHO, there's only one brand worth purchasing -
Canon. Or Minolta for colour lasers (though OKI and Kyocera aren't bad
either).
 
[This followup was posted to comp.periphs.printers and a copy was sent to
the cited author.]

Dell have an offer till end of tomoorow for a dell 720 printer,
cartridges and cable for £9.99. I'm looking for a cheap printer, does
anyone know if this one is any good, will it work with windows me
(dell say win 2000 & xp). Also its usb 2.0, so will this work with usb
1.0.
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1: Cheap printer = expensive ink. MUCH more than the cost of the printer
itself
2: Dell printers are rebadged Lexmark printers, which are the most
expensive to use, and not highly rated
3: Dell printers use modified Lexmark cartridges. You MUST buy them on-
line from Dell, and pay shipping costs, too. You can't go down to the
local store to buy any.
 
Andrew said:
[This followup was posted to comp.periphs.printers and a copy was
sent to the cited author.]

Dell have an offer till end of tomoorow for a dell 720 printer,
cartridges and cable for £9.99. I'm looking for a cheap printer, does
anyone know if this one is any good, will it work with windows me
(dell say win 2000 & xp). Also its usb 2.0, so will this work with
usb
1.0.
Click to expand...

1: Cheap printer = expensive ink. MUCH more than the cost of the
printer itself
2: Dell printers are rebadged Lexmark printers, which are the most
expensive to use, and not highly rated
3: Dell printers use modified Lexmark cartridges. You MUST buy them
on- line from Dell, and pay shipping costs, too. You can't go down to
the local store to buy any.
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Erm, isn't that - more or less - what I said?! ;o)
 
Andrew said:
[This followup was posted to comp.periphs.printers and a copy was
sent to the cited author.]

Dell have an offer till end of tomoorow for a dell 720 printer,
cartridges and cable for £9.99. I'm looking for a cheap printer, does
anyone know if this one is any good, will it work with windows me
(dell say win 2000 & xp). Also its usb 2.0, so will this work with
usb
1.0.
Click to expand...

1: Cheap printer = expensive ink. MUCH more than the cost of the
printer itself
2: Dell printers are rebadged Lexmark printers, which are the most
expensive to use, and not highly rated
3: Dell printers use modified Lexmark cartridges. You MUST buy them
on- line from Dell, and pay shipping costs, too. You can't go down to
the local store to buy any.
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Erm, isn't that - more or less - what I said?! ;o)
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I hadn't seen your other post at the time.
 
I noticed a tab under the retainer covers. Viewing the tops of bot
the Lexmark and the Dell cartridges, I think if the tab is remove
both will work in the Dell printer

Check it out for yourself and see if the following will work

Dell A920/720 printer

OEM Black T0529 = Lexmark 10N0016/10N021
OEM Color T0530 = Lexmark 10N0026/10N022

I purchased a Dell 720 second hand for $20.00 and now I know why th
sold the $50.00 printer so cheep.

Try these web sites for refill kits, refill ink, remanufactured, an
OEM or replacement cartridges

inktec.co
inktecstore.co
4inkjets.co
cartridgesusa.co
cartridgeworld.co
inkjetcartridges.co

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