Rant: Why fixing printers is shit

[Peter Korsten]

Op 1-3-2010 15:11, Martin Naef schreef:

> Seconded. I'm still using my HP Laserjet 5P that I bought sometime
> around 1995. Admittedly, the manual feed has become a bit
> temperamental, but that's acceptable after such a long time. I have to
> replace the toner only once every couple of years. Ink cartridges
> would have cost me a fortune, a lot of nerves and the prints never
> looked as good.
>
> For the occasional colour photo print, I still have an Epson R300.
> I've had that one for less than 5 years now, but I'm sure I've already
> paid more on ink that I paid on toner over the 15 years despite it
> getting MUCH lower usage...
>    

At home, we have a HP LaserJet 1200, which is a leftover from my wife's 
office, and a pretty new Canon MP620, which prints pretty colour 
pictures, but also scans. It's a pretty sweet combination.

- Peter