Gary Kjos
garykjos at gmail.com
Thu Dec 7 11:59:45 CST 2006
Wow. And you are about to get another free Canon printer for buying the new camera? I think you need to start looking at free printers as a NEGATIVE instead of a positive attribute of a deal. My view of getting free stuff that I don't realy want is that I already have TOO MUCH STUFF in my house and I really shouldn't be bringing in more unless it is something I really really need. GK On 12/7/06, Beach Access Software <bchacc at san.rr.com> wrote: > Probably right. Although it's still a scanner. I've got a Canon Pixma > ip1600 in the garage. I got two of them free, one with each of the 19" flat > screens I got at Fry's. I guess they're hoping I buy a lot of cartridges. > > It's still boxed. Never used. Except I took the cartridge out of it for > the other one. > > Rocky > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos > Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 9:45 AM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] My New Piece of Cra...I mean, Printer > > It is my opinion that you pretty much get what you pay for with > printers. I got a free dell printer with a laptop I bought a year ago > and have yet to open the box. I would have selected NONE in the > printer option box if they had let me rather then them even shipping > me the thing. Let me look at my Dell Order history and see what model > it is......Mine was a Dell 720 Color printer. Been sitting in my > office closet since August 28, 2005. > > I would cut your losses and abandon it. > > GK > > On 12/7/06, Beach Access Software <bchacc at san.rr.com> wrote: > > So along with my new Dell package they gave me a printer. On the packing > > slip it said Dell 725 but they sent me an 810 All-In-One. So I get a > > scanner/copier in the bargain. It has one tank :-( and prints black by > > somehow combining the three colors. OTOH the tank capacity is extremely > > small. So the cost per page is not.economical. But I scan to PowerPoint > and > > print on another printer so, no biggie. It was still free. > > > > > > > > It comes with a 90 day warranty. So it failed on day 92. No one is > > surprised by this are they? Long story short, I raised a fuss with Dell > and > > they gave me $75 coupon to use as I see fit and I think I'll put it > towards > > their 1110 laser printers - maybe the refurbished job. But I digress. > > > > > > > > The problem with the AIO is that I get this message "Unsupported cartridge > > type" and of course, it won't print, head clean, or anything until I put > in > > a supported cartridge type. > > > > > > > > Thing is, it's the same cartridge that was in there from day one (95 days > > ago) and I haven't printed 20 pages with it. So I'm wondering if it's the > > cartridge which failed or the print head. If cartridge, I can replace it > > for the low, low price of about $30 (pbbbttt), but I don't want to spend > > money for the cart and find out the printer still won't work. The whole > > printer can't cost more than about nineteen cents to put together and they > > sell if for the why-pay-less price of $69. > > > > > > > > So what's your opinion? Bad cartridge or bad printer? > > > > > > > > MTIA and Regards, > > > > > > > > Rocky > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > -- > Gary Kjos > garykjos at gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.15.9/573 - Release Date: 12/5/2006 > 4:07 PM > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com