I'm doing research to try and find a colour inkjet printer that is reliable in all respects. Anyone's experiences along these lines would be appreciated.
One of my customers is having ongoing issues with his HP 5150 inkjet printer. I've fixed the problem twice or three times now, but seemingly the driver has a tendency to just crap out and need reinstalling, and my customer isn't the computer-technical type. The printer has also been doing some slightly odd things that HP suggest should only happen when either the printer is dying or the cable is faulty (it's not the cable), and it's only 6 months old and doesn't get misused. I think it's the driver telling the printer to go out and kill kittens rather than print, and the printer is getting confused :-)
The customer and I have agreed that if it happens again, he takes the printer back. Currently he's inclined to go with Epson as that was the previous brand he had which lasted him 3 years before dying.
Personally I always recommend mono laser printers because they just work and rarely ever not 'just work', but my customer apparently needs a colour printer. I'm also going to be doing research into the cheaper colour-laser printers that have popped up in the last couple of years.
