From: Adam on
stu7 wrote:
>> The HP Deskjet D1430 (from 2007), the one I've been complaining
>> about in another thread here, will work with only a black cartridge,
>> only a tricolor cartridge, or with both -- it just has to be set
>> accordingly.
>
> Ive more or less resigned myself to this kind of answer... as I
> phrased it earlier, a "switch hitter printer" capable of either
> color or BW... so definitely the D1430 also sounds like a good
> possibility here. Thanks for your reply !

Just remember to set the printer driver to "black cartridge only,"
as otherwise it uses a little of the colors to make the black look
better. It may be possible to define several printers that are
actually the same physical printer but with different configurations.

Adam