A Nod to All-in-One Printers
I just bought my first printer in nine years. Yes, that’s right, nine years. When I say I am anti-consumerism, I really mean that. If something works, I don’t just throw it out to get something new. I have a perfectly good 1994 HP LaserJet that still does the bulk of my printing. In 1999, I bought an Epson color inkjet. That was the last printer I purchased. I wasn’t using it that much, but it, along with an old printer/scanner combo a friend gave me, finally bit the dust.
So I went to Costco and got a new Canon all-in-one printer for around $100 with tax. This thing is amazing. It prints, it scans, it copies, and it faxes. And excuse me for sounding like an old fart here, but back in the day I used to own a printer, a copier, a fax machine and a scanner. Trying to find homes for these items in my then one-bedroom apartment was a challenge. My home copier was actually situated on the top of my fridge.
So I applaud technology that can create a machine that does everything four different machines used to do. It saves on electronic waste, it saves on space, and it’s nice on my pocketbook too.
P.S. In accordance with my previous post about HP’s anti-cartridge re-use policies, I walked by a bunch of HPs to pick up the Canon. Yes, you did lose my business from your actions, HP. I’ve heard that Canons are more reliable now anyway.
Tags: printer cartridges, printers
it’s sweet no?
you’d love the systems/small-businesses that’r coming out now that take the ink refilling away from big companys :: with cheap ink (gr8 4 U) and no cartridge changing (gr8 4 the world) *I saw one the other day that has 2litre bottles – so the ink was getting ultra-cheap (talking about colours here)