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From: Dave on 14 Jan 2010 14:04
>>
>> Many inkjet printers were made with the print head built in. You can
>> change ink tanks, but not the print head. If you have one of those,
>> your printer is dead, time to buy a new one. -Dave
>
> Sometimes I wonder why I don't change my printer each time the cartridge
> is empty... And I remember this joke : "I'd like to buy a new car. My own
> ran out of fuel". lol
> That's why I still use my Power Mac 9600, my G4 and my Athlon 64.
> This printer can print for years so I will only change what's broken. ;-)

Hey, do the math. Inkjet cartridges are often $20-$50 a piece. After you
attempt to tear apart/reassemble your printer to clean the heads which
weren't made to be cleaned (obviously), you will need at least one new ink
cartridge.

Meanwhile, just yesterday, the drug store down the street had a brand new HP
brand photo quality inkjet printer on sale for $40 (well, $39.99), including
two brand new ink cartridges. That was at the drug store. I didn't check
Best Buy or Staples or any of several other retail stores where you could
probably find an inkjet printer cheaper than that.

Sadly, it's to the point where it's cheaper to replace THE WHOLE PRINTER
than it is to replace a couple of ink cartridges.

But if you want to waste money and time and effort to take a broken printer
and turn it into a broken printer that's made your wallet thinner...go
ahead. -Dave


From: Henri Beyle on 15 Jan 2010 07:55
Dave a exprim� avec pr�cision :
>>>
>>> Many inkjet printers were made with the print head built in. You can
>>> change ink tanks, but not the print head. If you have one of those,
>>> your printer is dead, time to buy a new one. -Dave
>>
>> Sometimes I wonder why I don't change my printer each time the cartridge is
>> empty... And I remember this joke : "I'd like to buy a new car. My own ran
>> out of fuel". lol
>> That's why I still use my Power Mac 9600, my G4 and my Athlon 64.
>> This printer can print for years so I will only change what's broken. ;-)
>
> Hey, do the math. Inkjet cartridges are often $20-$50 a piece. After you
> attempt to tear apart/reassemble your printer to clean the heads which
> weren't made to be cleaned (obviously), you will need at least one new ink
> cartridge.
>
> Meanwhile, just yesterday, the drug store down the street had a brand new HP
> brand photo quality inkjet printer on sale for $40 (well, $39.99), including
> two brand new ink cartridges. That was at the drug store. I didn't check
> Best Buy or Staples or any of several other retail stores where you could
> probably find an inkjet printer cheaper than that.
>
> Sadly, it's to the point where it's cheaper to replace THE WHOLE PRINTER than
> it is to replace a couple of ink cartridges.
>
> But if you want to waste money and time and effort to take a broken printer
> and turn it into a broken printer that's made your wallet thinner...go ahead.
> -Dave

Are you working for any printer builder ? ;-)
Well, we will have to pay one way or another for everything we throw to
the trashcan. So ...


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