Sounds like an awesome business model. They should do that with mobile phones and... oh... wait.
On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 10:25 AM, Greg Keogh <[email protected]> wrote: > Folks, I have an Epson AL-C900 Colour Laser printer here that ran out of > all 3 colour toners at the same time. To refill it would cost twice the > price of a new replacement printer of similar power. So now this otherwise > completely working 30kg behemoth the size of a large esky is sitting wrapped > in plastic in my bedroom. > > > > *How can I get rid of it? (in an environmentally friendly way)* > > > > <rant> > > Our $850 replacement printer the Lexmark C534dn just ran out of blank toner > in the “starter cartridge” (that’s how it was labelled, what a giveaway!!). > The replacement “high yield” black cartridge cost $335 to get on urgent > short notice from the nearest shop. I look forward to when the 3 colours run > out, as the estimated total replacement cost will be about $900-$1000, more > than the cost of the new printer. It’s like buying a new car with a half > full tank of petrol, then finding it’s cheaper to buy a new car than fill > the tank. Who invented this stupid system? Why does it continue? Aside form > the drain on our wallets, think of the waste of materials and the burden of > the resulting rubbish on the environment. > > </rant> > > > > Greg >
