26 Jul
2006
26 Jul
'06
4:56 p.m.
On 7/27/2006 at 12:10 AM ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk wrote:
I think I'd rather have an old, solid, one, than
much of the fragile junk
made today.
As I mentioned, I've got a couple of big heavy built-like-a-brick-outhouse
Panasonics. But on my desk, I've also got a cheap Brother that I purchased
new for less than the cost of a new toner cartridge. I'm all for "reuse,
repair, recycle", but this one when it runs out of toner is going to give
me serious pause if I can't find a cheap toner refill that produces
readable print.
My problem with most modern inkjets is that the super-low-prices are
nothing more than an effort to get you to spend lots of money on ink
refills. King Camp Gillette marketed the disposable-blade safety razor; he
could almost afford to give the razor away because customers would keep
coming back for new blades. Hence my reference.
Cheers,
Chuck