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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
Every now and then you can find wireless printers at Wal-Mart and the Source for ridiculously cheap.
Got a nice discontinued Lexmark model that usually sells for $200 for $30. It works perfectly. No need to setup a router or anything. It has it's own WiFi built in. I don't see the need to spend over $100 on one of these unless it's software and drivers don't support the devices you want like iphone, ipad, etc.
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When buying a printer you should factor in the cost of toner/ink far more than the cost of the printer, because that is where your real expense will lie.
The problem with the $30 colour inkjet printer is than toner can often cost you up to $150 for a full set of ink that doesn't last that long (500 prints), or will dry out long before you get those 500. Spend a couple hundred bucks on a low duty cycle laser printer and you can easily get 3000-6000 prints for $200-300 and it won't dry out as fast (I have never had toner dry out before it was gone).