From: "Rich Gauszka" 

The other thing nasty about the HP all-in-one is that when it thinks the
print cartridge needs replacing you can't use the scanner.

I bought a friend a Canon Pixma MP810 all-in-one ( has separate print
cartridges for each color ) for Christmas this year. She's been complaining
about the price of color cartridges so I'll see how it works out for her.

I've also been looking at the small color lasers. That way I'd just need
one networked printer but I'm not sure about the cost of the consumables.


"Gary Britt"  wrote in
message news:45764dc8{at}w3.nls.net...
> Wow, that's pretty bad.  I've got an HP 1220c (two of them actually one
> from 1999 or 2000 and one from 2002) that still work great for what I
> need.  They have never needed a repair or any maintenance other than print
> cartridges. They don't get heavy use but regular use.  I guess I'll hang
> on to them since they don't have the planned to die cartridge *feature*,
> but I am in the market for a new inexpensive type printer, ink jet
> probably, for my Atlanta office.  You've scared me with the comments about
> the HP all-in-one drivers.
>
> What printer will be your next if not HP?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gary
>
> Rich Gauszka wrote:
>> HP at one time had pretty good software. The last several years their
>> all-in-ones are a bloated mess. I have a psc 2510 and to uninstall the
>> software one has to download a separate utility that takes multiple
>> runs/reboots to finally uninstall the software.  Plus the 2510 suffers
>> with the timed bombed print cartridge. My next printer will not be an HP
>>
>>
>>
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00365915&lc=en&cc=us&dl
c=en&product=303770&rule=1960&lang=en
>>
>> To uninstall the driver, HP offers a downloadable utility that removes
>> the software from your computer in several steps or levels. Each time you
>> run the utility it uninstalls additional software.
>>
>> "Gary Britt" 
wrote in message
>> news:4576283a$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> Klipsch makes speakers that die after a certain date?
>>>
>>> This sounds like a lousy practice, but HP's inkjet printers and their
>>> software drivers are still some of the best printers around so what's
>>> one to do?  Buy a lesser quality printer with overpriced ink cartridges?
>>> Buy HP printer and go with 3rd party brand ink cartridges?  Maybe this
>>> chip stuff is about shutting out 3rd party ink cartridges?
>>>
>>> I've got a pefectly good brother laser printer that originally cost
>>> $140. They don't make that model any longer, but a very similar used to
>>> be more expensive model now sells for around $80 on sale.  My printer
>>> needs a new toner cartridge, and they want $85 for a replacement
>>> cartridge at the same store where the newer used to be more expensive
>>> model sells for $80 including a toner cartridge??!!!
>>>
>>> WTF?
>>>
>>> Gary
>>>
>>> Mark wrote:
>>>> I know, it's nuts! My last HP printer was $69 or so, the pair of ink
>>>> cartridges added up to about $49. The printer died fairly
early on too,
>>>> probably never should have saved the $20 by buying the cartridges.
>>>>
>>>> It's been about a year now without one, not much printing
needed, but I
>>>> do miss having one, so will probably pick another one up
just prior to
>>>> wanting to print hard copy of the tax returns in April.
Probably not an
>>>> HP this time, he said as long-time (the original $500 DJ 500 was my
>>>> first) HP buyer. 
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Mike N."  wrote in message
>>>> news:5e3cn299ppkh1u4jcdg0jbe3j8dl8cd71b{at}4ax.com...
>>>>> On Tue, 5 Dec 2006 23:09:54 +0200, "Antti Kurenniemi"
>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Is this for real? Seems really fucked up, even for
a marketoid
>>>>>> thinking...
>>>>>   Does anyone make an Inkjet printer with
customer-friendly pricing?
>>>>> That
>>>>> is, sell it all at cost + profit.   So a printer might
cost $200 -
>>>>> $300,
>>>>> but inkjet head / cartridge fillups would cost $4.99.
>>>>>
>>>>>   Several weeks ago, I went into WalMart to check out
new cartridge
>>>>> prices.  B&W + Color refills would cost $54.   On
the way back there I
>>>>> passes a new inkjet printer on sale for $48.   Insanity!
>>

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