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I've got an old HP722 printer that finally made need replacing. Its given me great service but the darn thing now has trouble grabbing paper and absolutely cannot grab photo papers. So the question is what is a good printer to buy. I am partial to HP printers. What is the difference between an inkjet and photosmart printe?. I think the basic difference is that the photosmart cameras can print directly from a digital camera. I am looking for fast output, high resolution and a parallel port connection. I don't have any spare internal USB connections though I may be able to add one (haven't looked inside the box). Any recommendations????

Usually when these companies bring out "too good to be true" prices for their printers, it's 'cause they plan to rape you on the price of the cartridges.

E.g. Cheap Lexmark injet printer $99AUD
Replacement colour cartridges - $59AUD per colour x 4 colours
Replacement Black Cartridge - $79AUD