HP printer for home use that does not need a color cartridge installed??

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Does anyoneone know of an HP inkjet printer for home use that works
with just a black ink cartridge installed?? I just want a plain
inkjet printer for home use to print things such as genealogy reports,
e-mail, ETC. I do not print pics, graphics, etc. The few web pages I
do print I do not care about the color pics. They can be in black. I
can not see paying for color cartridges when I do not need them!!

I know there may be other brands out there that fix what I want but I
am looking for an HP inkjet - NOT OTHER TYPES!!

Thanks in advance for any help!
 
krazy said:
Does anyoneone know of an HP inkjet printer for home use that works
with just a black ink cartridge installed?? I just want a plain
inkjet printer for home use to print things such as genealogy reports,
e-mail, ETC. I do not print pics, graphics, etc. The few web pages I
do print I do not care about the color pics. They can be in black. I
can not see paying for color cartridges when I do not need them!!

I know there may be other brands out there that fix what I want but I
am looking for an HP inkjet - NOT OTHER TYPES!!
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Most of the recent HP DeskJet's will work with tow cartridges or just
one (either the black or the color) installed. Depending on your usage
you might look at the following models, listed from low usage to
moderate usage:

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/s...rderflow=1&product_code=C9068A#B1H&catLevel=1
the D4160, rated at 3000 pages per month. It uses the #98 black
cartridge rated at 390 pages per cartridge.

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/s...rderflow=1&product_code=C8970A#B1H&catLevel=1
The DeskJet 6940, a very sturdy printer rated at 5000 pages per month.
It uses the larger #96 cartridges and is rated at 850 B&W pages per
cartridge.

You can find the page yield rating for these and other HP printers at:
http://h10060.www1.hp.com/pageyield/us/en/index.html. For applications
you listed you may find printing in fast draft to be best, the page
yield is about twice that listed above.

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/s...int&a2=Format&v2=Standard&catLevel=3#bcAnchor
has a list of other DeskJet printers. Unless your printing volume per
month is very low I would not recommend the printers below the range of
the D4160. These tend to use rather small cartridges.

Regards,
Bob Headrick, MS MVP Printing/Imaging
 
krazy said:
Does anyoneone know of an HP inkjet printer for home use that works
with just a black ink cartridge installed?? I just want a plain
inkjet printer for home use to print things such as genealogy reports,
e-mail, ETC. I do not print pics, graphics, etc. The few web pages I
do print I do not care about the color pics. They can be in black. I
can not see paying for color cartridges when I do not need them!!

I know there may be other brands out there that fix what I want but I
am looking for an HP inkjet - NOT OTHER TYPES!!

Thanks in advance for any help!
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Why not go with a laser....
 
Does anyoneone know of an HP inkjet printer for home use that works
Most of the recent HP DeskJet's will work with tow cartridges or just
one (either the black or the color) installed. Depending on your usage
you might look at the following models, listed from low usage to
moderate usage:

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/s...rderflow=1&product_code=C9068A#B1H&catLevel=1
the D4160, rated at 3000 pages per month. It uses the #98 black
cartridge rated at 390 pages per cartridge.

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/s...rderflow=1&product_code=C8970A#B1H&catLevel=1
The DeskJet 6940, a very sturdy printer rated at 5000 pages per month.
It uses the larger #96 cartridges and is rated at 850 B&W pages per
cartridge.

You can find the page yield rating for these and other HP printers at:
http://h10060.www1.hp.com/pageyield/us/en/index.html. For applications
you listed you may find printing in fast draft to be best, the page
yield is about twice that listed above.

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/s...int&a2=Format&v2=Standard&catLevel=3#bcAnchor
has a list of other DeskJet printers. Unless your printing volume per
month is very low I would not recommend the printers below the range of
the D4160. These tend to use rather small cartridges.
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Thanks much for help.
 
I know I am 'responding real late' to this, but. here is some of the 'things' I hve tried.
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I like going to the computer shows. I have bought and on several
occaisons been given older H/P printers. example. H/P deskjet 500c. I
also refill. I do alot of just 'black ink' printing, so it works out
well. The older machines may need new drivers (software) Yesteday I
pulled one out of my attic that had been stuck up there for a couple
of years,,, just in a garbage bage. I cleaned the black rubber 'take
up wheels, and it is working fine. It is a printer that will work
with either just black or just a color cart, but not both. If you get
back to this,,,,,, there are a few other tricks you can use to get a
higher paper count , if interested email. cl.
 
hickybar said:
I like going to the computer shows. I have bought and on several
occaisons been given older H/P printers. example. H/P deskjet 500c. I
also refill. I do alot of just 'black ink' printing, so it works out
well. The older machines may need new drivers (software) Yesteday I
pulled one out of my attic that had been stuck up there for a couple
of years,,, just in a garbage bage. I cleaned the black rubber 'take
up wheels, and it is working fine. It is a printer that will work
with either just black or just a color cart, but not both. If you get
back to this,,,,,, there are a few other tricks you can use to get a
higher paper count , if interested email. cl.
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Get a cheap laser printer (even a used one). Inkjets are for color!
 
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