[dba-Tech] HP 3820

John Bartow john at winhaven.net
Mon Mar 29 21:06:37 CST 2004


I would probably spend $20 on a cheap Lexmark and consider it "disposable"
before I'd spend the money on a lower end Epson, Minolta, Brother or Canon.
You can get a cheap Lexmark for less than the cost of their ink cartridges!


-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of William
Hindman
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 5:44 PM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] HP 3820


...I stay away from Epsons and Cannons because the drivers always seem to be
buggy ...they may be alright for everyday type work but when you do
something a bit outside the norm they go bonkers ime ...HPs on the other
hand just keep on chugging ...I use DJ890s on the desk and prefer LJ4s for
heavy duty work ...they make the everyready rabbit look like a laggard :))))

William Hindman
ipsedixitism: something is true because I myself have said it is true ...the
philosophy of Noam Chomsky :)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software" <bchacc at san.rr.com>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues"
<dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 11:36 AM
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] HP 3820


> Looks like I'll have to start paying more for printers.  :)
>
> Pundit's old Stylus Color 400 crapped out last week. But it ran real good
> for several years.
>
> I've pretty much settled on the Epson Stylus C84 as a replacement.  It's
> $100 but the cartridges are cheap.  According to the Cnet user comment the
> photo quality ain't great but we don't print photos.
>
> Rocky
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary Kjos" <garykjos at hotmail.com>
> To: <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 8:16 AM
> Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] HP 3820
>
>
> > http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/printer/11/10507.html
> >
> > Let it go. You are not alone. Evidently that is not one of HP's better
> > devices - perhaps it's a case of getting what you paid for?  A set of
> > cartridges for my HP722 cost about $50 - but they last me almost a year
> and
> > that printer continues to work beautifully.
> >
> > Gary Kjos
> > garykjos at hotmail.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: "Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software" <bchacc at san.rr.com>
> > >Reply-To: Discussion of Hardware and Software
> > >issues<dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> > >To: "dba-tech" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> > >Subject: [dba-Tech] HP 3820
> > >Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 21:11:49 -0800
> > >
> > >Here's a question that's pretty far off the beaten path even for this
> list.
> > >
> > >I have two HP3820 printers.  One works, one doesn't.  The one that
> doesn't
> > >has a blinking light which indicates that a new ink cartridge is
> required.
> > >So I took the cartridges out of the one that works and put them into
the
> > >one that doesn't, but the light still blinks.  I believe that it is not
> > >'seeing' one (or more) of the cartridges.
> > >
> > >The printer is too cheap to repair.  But I hate to just toss it.  It IS
> an
> > >elegant piece of hardware.  (The rant against our disposable society I
> will
> > >withhold, here.)   Maybe someone knows (or can speculate) on which
> > >component might be at fault.  Maybe some ink got on a sensor?  Who
knows?
> > >(That's why I'm writing, of course.  To find out who knows.)
> > >
> > >Best to all,
> > >
> > >Rocky Smolin
> > >Beach Access Software
> > >http://www.e-z-mrp.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
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