On 12/17/2010 11:54 AM, Ted Roche wrote:
The consumer-grade printers are moving towards a business model similar
to cell phones: discount the initial purchase then make up the sunk cost
with recurring revenues on replaceable inks and printheads.
Gillette made a fortune by virtually giving
On 12/17/2010 11:54 AM, Ted Roche wrote:
Slightly less crappy are the business-class machines. I'm on my second
HP OfficeJet. Initial cost is higher, but the machines seem to last a
long time (first one lasted 5 years), and the costs of replacement
(time, aggravation, hours lost) are more
On 12/16/2010 11:11 AM, Benjamin Scott wrote:
Conversely, this makes the ink cartridges much more expensive.
I like designs that use ink tanks but also have easily-replaceable
print heads. I know I've seen Canon printers with that design.
The consumer-grade printers are moving towards a
On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 11:54 AM, Ted Roche tedro...@tedroche.com wrote:
But ultimately, I hate ink jets for anything other than photo
printing. It doesn't help that most ink jet printers on the market
are incredibly cheap crap.
Slightly less crappy are the business-class machines.
On 12/17/2010 12:13 PM, Benjamin Scott wrote:
I've heard that before, after too many bad experiences with them, I
don't believe it. Maybe it was true in the past, maybe it's true for
selected models, but as a general rule, it's bunk. Do you feel
lucky, punk?
You may be right there. I hang
On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 1:08 PM, Ted Roche tedro...@tedroche.com wrote:
The sum of anecdotal experiences indicate we
should just give up on the entire computing field.
Best advice I've heard all week.
-- Ben
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Same here. I've been at it off and on since '84 in a variety of roles from
night shift drone operator to currently, systems engineer. From DEC to EDS
to GE and a lot of other places in between. VAX/VMS, OpenVMS, Windows,
NetWare, UNIX, Linux, etc., etc. I no longer even touch hardware; 80%
On 12/17/2010 03:12 PM, Benjamin Scott wrote:
On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 1:08 PM, Ted Roche tedro...@tedroche.com wrote:
The sum of anecdotal experiences indicate we
should just give up on the entire computing field.
Best advice I've heard all week.
-- Ben
I tried to retire from the field.
