[dba-Tech] HP 3820

I have never liked Epson inkjet printers on Windows. They irritate the crap
out of me. I'm not a brand name person (I have an Epson Scanner that is
great) but that's one thing I've avoided.

HP Printers (Quality printers anyway) have the print head built into the
cartridge so they last much longer without paying a fortune for a print head
when it goes under. You just can't go wrong buying a $100+ HP printer.

In the old days they used to say you can't get fired for going with IBM. Now
days you can't get fired for buying a business class HP Printer.

JMO

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
- Beach Access Software
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 10:37 AM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
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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