Print without wires for $38 shipped
Wi-Fi printing for $38. You can't beat that!
(Credit: Circuit City)Would you pay $38 to cut the (printer) cord? You should--if you're in the market for a new printer anyway. Circuit City has the Lexmark Z1480 color inkjet on sale for $37.96 shipped (plus tax in most states). This is a fairly basic printer, but its Wi-Fi acumen means you can stick it anywhere and have one less cable mucking up your office.
The Z1480 includes both USB and 802.11g interfaces and runs on Windows and Mac systems. It's a dual-cartridge printer that promises color output at resolutions up to 4800x1200 dpi. A set of replacement cartridges will run you about $40 if purchased at Circuit City, and I didn't find much better prices online. (Hey, I don't make the rules. That's what ink cartridges cost. Take it up with the manufacturers.)
As I've said many times before, once you've experienced the thrill of printing wirelessly, you'll never go back to those accursed USB cables. Die, cables, die!
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And if the printer is $38 and cartridges are $40 when the ink runs dry just buy a new printer!
The problem is that the deal probably won't be around when it's time to buy a new cartridge. By the way... Why not just use the refillables and save money that way?
I hate how replacement ink is more expensive than many printers. T_T *** is the point of that.
- by unwritten_law9 October 8, 2008 12:29 PM PDT
- Wow thank you a lot for finding this out for me. I've always enjoyed looking through all these deals, and I'm happy that I finally found one to participate in. Again thank you and keep up the good work.
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