On 14 May 2010 11:01, David Burstin <[email protected]> wrote: > I hated this ridiculous situation too, until I realized that there are > benefits. I get to try out a printer for 6 months to see if I am happy with > it, and the ability to buy a colour laser printer for just a few hundred > dollars is amazing (to me). > > When the toner runs out, if I'm happy with the printer then it's time to do > the maths. If the original printer cost me $300, but the new toner will last > 4 times as long then it is worth buying the toner for $1100 or less (I would > not pay $1200 because although the cost is the same, I would rather have the > new equipment - hence the $100 discount factor). Otherwise get a new > short-term printer. > > Either way, don't throw the printer into the bay. Fish hate printers - the > paper is always getting soggy. >
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