26 Jan
2008
26 Jan
'08
9:25 a.m.
On Jan 26, 2008, at 8:13 AM, Alexandre Souza wrote:
Very interesting question. The situation was
different for a long
time here in Brazil. I have an old Laserjet 4+ which had about a liter
or two of coke inside, when I bought it on a scrapyard. I bought it
for R$ 100, when the market value was about R$ 500 and a new printer
was more than R$ 1200. Disassembled, cleaned, rebuilt the printer and
I use it since then. But now a **brand new** hp printer costs around
R$ 300 and what to do with the old gal when it breaks?
I still use that (I do a lot of printer circuit making with it) but
how long it will last?
A brand new one is super-cheap, but newer HP printers are absolute
garbage. That LJ4+ will last practically forever. If you can find a
junker to keep around as a source for parts, you'll be able to keep it
running indefinitely.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL