On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 12:55 PM, 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.
Same with my DELL colour laser printer, except all values are about half your prices :-) > > </rant> > > Greg -- Regards, Mark Hurd, B.Sc.(Ma.)(Hons.)
