John Bartow
john at winhaven.net
Mon Mar 29 23:02:59 CST 2004
So whats the problem? 6x4=$24 Printer and ink for less than the ink. I'm was speaking in generalities and certainly would like to hear of any quality products at low prices. Do you have a Canon inkjet that you really like? Which model? How long have you had it? What was the original cost? Tell us your story! It was dark and misty night, I nearly ran into her as I walked into the corrider of the OfficeMax. It was love at first sight. No one seemed to know anything about her - where she came from what she did... We were hot and heavy for almost a year, Brother 7160 and I. She was a cheap date and I was even cheaper, cartridges only cost $7 a piece and I ran them till they were dry. She had a problem with the juice though and it soon became clear that I couldn't support it. I thought we had a good thing going but now that I think back on it we really didn't do much together... She dryed out and that made it worse. They wanted abundle to fix her head but I didn't owe her nothin' If anything she owed me. That affair lasted about a year before a nasty breakup. She was jealous and made it known. HP-1220 was on the scene and she couldn't stand seeing me glance at the perfect 11x17 duplex print jobs. She got out of hand and I had to dump her. She took the fall hard. She's in an alley somewhere now, probably a dumpster, worn out before her time... 1220 and I, well, we're still together after 4 years. Non-stop action... -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of John W. Colby Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 9:19 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] HP 3820 Errrr! Wrong Answer! Canon cartridges come one ink color / cartridge and cost (over the web at places like Inksell.com) $6 / cartridge or so. All the reviews consistently give Cannon one of the lowest c/page (at least for photos). John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 10:07 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] HP 3820 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >dba-Tech mailing list > > >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar - get it now! > > http://toolbar.msn.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com