You are quite correct about colourfastness, the HP...

2010-04-01T22:26:11.421+01:00

You are quite correct about colourfastness, the HP inks for the D5460 claim to last longer and you can buy special inks for archive purposes but how does one test them properly?

I did look long & hard at a wireless printer before I bought this one, I don't know if it has changed but at the time there was a significant premium for wireless and the printers were all inferior.

I want to buy something like an Iomega IConnect for sharing the printer & usb storage - it's much cheaper than a proper NAS and is simple & low power. Unfortunately I'm still awaiting a response from Iomega on the supported printer list (I don't believe they brought a product to market without realising there is 2-way comms on usb printers nowadays & that's the usual stumbling block of sharing them).

First point I assert is that no ink is colour-fast...

2010-04-01T16:48:42.662+01:00

First point I assert is that no ink is colour-fast. It is all dependant on the UV exposure.

I have 3 printers at the moment - a Canon I was given along with a bucket load of cartridges, an HP D2360 which was cheaper than a set of replacement carts, and an HP 895 which is so old that the fooling technology hadn't been invented. The carts in both HPs are refilled. However, the carts can only be refilled so often before refilling stops working.

The plan is to run these out (ie no refills anymore) and replace all 3 with a wireless all-in-one.

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You are quite correct about colourfastness, the HP...

First point I assert is that no ink is colour-fast...