re canon bj bubblejet and hp deskjet thomas d fellrath nd edu nd edu wrote the key issue that i bought my bj on was ink drying speed you really have to try awful hard to get the bj ink to smear the hp deskjets need seconds to completely dry in both cases however do not get your pages wet unlike laser printers the material on your pages is ink not toner but that should go without saying i think the ink now used in the deskjet family is water fast
