Sorry to change the topic slightly. But my ancient, reliable HP Officejet v40 series printer might have just died. The power LED does not light I am told by my daughter. I have tried to get her to unplug the printer and plug it into another room to see if it is really dead. She has resisted so far. It could just be a power wire not plugged in correctly. The printer is located in our credenza under the kid's computer on a pull out shelf. The wires back behind the computer are a mess! These simple types of problems drive me crazy. Of course, it could be a failed power adapter or the printer itself. It is very old. Any clever suggestions on how to make sure it is dead?
Meanwhile, I have been looking for what I might want (need) to buy to replace it. I buy most of my computers and accessories at CDW.com by phone. I found they have decent prices, good customer service and surprisingly, excellent technical support. In fact, I found their support better than most manufacturers, like Sony. I have a personal preference for HP printers because they are very reliable and their email support for a 6 year old printer is awesome! I could not get my new Dell laptop running Vista to print to my shared printer on my home network. They sent me a detailed, personalized response with a solution I would have never thought of within an hour. They also sent a follow up message. I saw a HP multifunction printer on their website, an HP Officejet 6310 for $ 118. It has USB, Ethernet and can print directly from most digital camera Flash cards. It has a flat bed scanner, which I am not sure I need. It would certainly NOT fit under the credenza where the printer is now and I already have an Epson flatbed scanner on top of the credenza. We don't use the printer very much. But when we do it is important and time critical (homework). I have some concerns about power consumption and ink drying out. My printer is on constantly. Are there new printers that "wake up" when needed and automatically protect the ink from drying out? I am fairly ignorant in printer advances over the last 10 years. The only complaint I have against my current printer is the paper feed for the copy / fax functions is ridiculous! My wife would prefer to drive to the pharmacy and pay to fax something! The new printer would need to have a decent paper feed for at least 10 pages. Any suggestions? Don Marang ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Ventura" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 11:45 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] network printer question > Victor, although I do agree that network capable printers are readily > available in affordable price ranges my comments were based in > comparison to using an older non network capable printer on a networked > PC which the original poster probably already owns. Also even if the > original poster does not hav an older printer at his disposal many folks > like to save a few bucks by purchasing any of the myriad of low cost MFD > style printers that can be had for $50 to $100. Of course these lack > some advanced features, with built in networking being most obvious to > our discussion but my opinion was based on the fact that the original > poster mentioned tha he had several PCs at his disposal and if one of > them is available continuously then using it as a print server can be > more economical. > Frank Ventura, MCP > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Victor > Gouveia > Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 10:08 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] network printer question > > Hi Frank, > > I have to take exception to what you said about network printers being > expensive. > > Most printers now a days, may come with that function, the ability to > plug > right into the router using an RJ 45 cable. > > The more expensive ones are the wireless kind, as those tend to be a bit > > more pricy, however, the hardwired ones are not, and, in some cases, > come as > standard equipment these days. > > I have a Brother MFC 685 C, a multifunction stand alone fax machine, > with > both auto and manual flat bed scanning features. > > It's got, both a hardwire connection, using USB, RJ45, or even RJ 11, > or, > you can elect to use the wireless function, and have it connected to all > of > the wireless devices in your home, with or without the router. > > The great thing is, this MFC has the ability to act as it's own router, > so > plugging into the router, wirelessly or with wire, is redundant, > however, > the router function of the printer will only work with wireless devices, > as > there is only the one hardwire port for the RJ 45, which is a bit of a > downside, but it's a great printer, nonetheless. > > The unit came complete from Staples for 325, with spare ink cartridges, > an > integrated card reader, , separate cartridges for the black, cyan, > magenta > and the last colour, and a very large four and a half by three and a > half > viewable screen that flips up for better viewing of images from a > digital > camera. > > Just some of the advantages. > > In any case, I think it was a good buy, and there were literally > hundreds of > models on display, and I got the one I was most familiar with, as I have > > owned Brother MFC units in the past and found them wonderful printers. > > Just thought I would add to what you had said. > > > Victor > Co-moderator > Blind Movie Buffs List > Guidedogs List > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the > subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following address in order to contact the management team > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following address in order to contact the management team > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following address in order to contact the management team [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
