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[1] Tom Nichols @ 06:28PM | 2004-02-23

Man, NO DOUBT! Isn't that weird? I didn't realize that they had gotten so cheap. I had one printer from 1996 (it was over $300.00 then) until late last year when I bought a combo fax/printer/scanner job because i didn't have a slot for my SCSI scanner anymore and my printer, after almost 8 years, started making really really bad noises. If I didn't have that thing already, I'd join you. What a hoot!

[2] Tony Kelleran @ 07:37PM | 2004-02-23

Ned, don't get me started!

I think I may have to blog about this...

[3] Adam @ 09:29PM | 2004-02-23

Read the fine print first, though - I'm pretty sure the "starter" cartridge that came with my $35 Lexmark had only half as much ink as the regular cartridges.

[4] Tony Kelleran @ 10:28PM | 2004-02-23

Ok, first off Julian, I called you Ned - sorry, think I had Ned on mind perhaps from just reading his blog - doh! You set me off Julian, I rant about it on my site.

[5] Ben Poole @ 12:56AM | 2004-02-24

I know of someone who did exactly this... Heh heh. I also remember reading that fl oz for fl oz, manufacturer brand inkjet printer ink is more expensive than the most ludicrously priced perfums / champagnes. I can well believe it.

[6] Heini @ 09:44AM | 2004-02-24

Well,

Adam is right. Lexmarks ink cartridges that come with the printers are only half full. Besides that the printers itself have a very good quality. If you are printing heavily I would go with a Canon.
To be fair, HP does the same, cannot comment about Epson. How funny that if you think about a Laser get a Brother or Lexmark and you will see that both have half filled Toners too.
Have a nice day.
Heini

[8] Lance @ 04:00PM | 2004-03-02

Nice plot, but what if the schools start doing the same thing? Who will they "donate" all their printers too? I see a viscious circle where ink/toner is never sold, and we are buried under a mountain of printers. Oh, and don't you like my shiny new printer?

[9] Adam Slagle @ 04:21PM | 2004-03-03

There is an additional factor, and one that I only found out about after buying a Lexmark printer.

It turns out that Lexmark cartriges have replacement print heads in them. When you swap out a cartrige in a Lexmark printer, you get a brand new print head. In an Epson printer, you get the same printhead for the life of the printer.