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From: TJ on 5 Jan 2010 07:17 Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote: > In article <hhuctv$sqe$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, > TJ <TJ(a)noneofyour.business> wrote: > >> I find it fascinating just how many people believe the only reason one >> might want a color printer is to print a photo. > > If the cost and complexity and the problems of drying out/clogging up > are all part and parcel of owning an inkjet, and if we're talking > Grandma three states away, then what OTHER color printing does Grandma > need that's worth the hassle? > > Notice I said "need", not "want". Good question, and one only the OP or Grandma can answer. But after having lived together with a few near-80-year-olds in my time (parents and grandparents), I can tell you that "wants" can be as important to their well-being as "needs." TJ
From: erilar on 5 Jan 2010 09:38 In article <elmop-204ED0.20270604012010(a)nothing.attdns.com>, "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop(a)nastydesigns.com> wrote: > In article <drache-A7C81F.17203804012010(a)news.eternal-september.org>, > erilar <drache(a)chibardun.net.invalid> wrote: > > > > > If you can avoid color, an inexpensive laser printer is a far better > > > > choice than any inkjet. > > > > > > > > I > > > > > > Absolutely right! > > > > For personal use, however, most people want color from time to time. > > Do the math and figure out that it's way easier and cheaper to head to > Kinko's for those "now and then" times. Not if there IS no Kinko's within 50 miles 8-) -- Erilar, biblioholic medievalist http://www.chibardun.net/~erilarlo
From: John Brock on 6 Jan 2010 02:12 In article <hhvalo$dbr$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, TJ <TJ(a)noneofyour.business> wrote: >Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote: >> In article <hhuctv$sqe$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, >> TJ <TJ(a)noneofyour.business> wrote: >>> I find it fascinating just how many people believe the only reason one >>> might want a color printer is to print a photo. >> If the cost and complexity and the problems of drying out/clogging up >> are all part and parcel of owning an inkjet, and if we're talking >> Grandma three states away, then what OTHER color printing does Grandma >> need that's worth the hassle? >> >> Notice I said "need", not "want". >Good question, and one only the OP or Grandma can answer. But after >having lived together with a few near-80-year-olds in my time (parents >and grandparents), I can tell you that "wants" can be as important to >their well-being as "needs." FWIW, as the OP, I can say that color printing was a requirement. My mother may not use the printer very often, but when she does the output is often adorned with little butterflies and flowers and balloons, which would tend to lose something in black and white, but which aren't really worth a trip to Kinko's. (Especially not at her age). -- John Brock jbrock(a)panix.com
From: John Smith on 6 Jan 2010 07:36 > If the cost and complexity and the problems of drying out/clogging up > are all part and parcel of owning an inkjet, and if we're talking > Grandma three states away, then what OTHER color printing does Grandma > need that's worth the hassle? > > Notice I said "need", not "want". Yeah, you're right. All a Grandma *needs* is shelter, clean water and some food. And maybe a heater, depending where she's living. Everything else is luxury. So the easiest would be to just remove the computer. No computer, no printer hassle. After all, she doesn't *need* a computer, does she?
From: AES on 8 Jan 2010 22:35
In article <1jbor49.udq2fjj6xv26N%thewildrover(a)me.com>, thewildrover(a)me.com (Andy Hewitt) wrote: > > I think without doubt I'd go for the Canon Pixma range. They are 'photo' > printers, and maybe cost a little more than the average, but I've had > two now, and very happy with them (currently using an iP4500). > Depends on what you want. Just unpacked and put into operation a PIXMA MX860 multi-function unit for someone else: about a 3 hour job (and I'm not a novice). Mac installation instructions are 37 pages long; eight or nine doors and flaps on the thing; 5 ink tanks to unwrap (touchy task) and install; multiple alignment routines to go through; accidentally bump one of the 40+ buttons on the lid while opening it and the installation software gets all screwed up; have to USB cable it to install the software, even if you're going to use it via wireless; and so on. Got it all working OK eventually -- but politely declined in advance to ever have anything to do with it again, if it runs into problems. |