Re:Gimmicks? (Score 1)

For large volume print, photocopy shop are the way to go. You do not want to be bothered with binding , fixing your printer, and buying supplies like paper, toner or ink. Most importantly, saving your time. Yes, laser printer is more expensive than photocopy shop. To do inkjet printing, you must LEARN how to do refilling efficently. Individual catridge is better than all-in-one catridge. CIS is even better. It took me some money and time to get the refilling right, and now I am getting back my investment many times over. Catridges of some printers are easier to refill than other, E**** and C**** are my choices. I am having a all-in-one printer here. It save desk-space, which is the most expensive piece of real-estate I think. It save power compare to my previous laser fax and thermal fax. Laser and thermal fax or printer need to keep the printing mechanism hot and really to print at all time, and if your printer is a 24/7/365 type then the power bill will add up quite a lot. And then you have to find a way to get cheap printer-head when it wear out. So if you are a heavy user, buy one that has 2-3 year warranty. You will need to change one within that period. I needed 2. Yes, I am doing toner refill myself. But ink refilling is much easier. Why? because when you want to print, you want to print right away without rushing out to buy supplies and normally they are late at night. Able to do refill save me precious hours in several critical moment.