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				Re: OT HP - Walmart Explain This
			 
             
			
		
		
		
		
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				Originally posted by Arkcon: 
Yeah, it seems dumb on the face of it.  But the printhead has the precision nozzles and all the electronics.  What's the printer body got -- cheap low density pLastic body and a couple of steel rails for the head to ride on, soft rubber paper feed mechanisim, cheap led status lights? 
 
Still, I'd rather buy a personal laser printer.
			
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 Ah this is true and everything would make sense if they ink cost say $50 and the printer + ink $60.  Ever buy ink for an Epson 600 series?  The printheads are NOT part of the cartridge yet the cartritges still cost a bomb.          
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
	
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