Jason is so right. And what is extra frustrating, is the idiot programmers at Canon who have decided that I cannot print in draft B&W because my Magenta and Cyan cartridges are empty even though my large black ink cartridge contains loads! Aaaarrrgghgghg. Now, I know from the photography club that B&W printing actually uses the colour cartridges (shades of grey) but there ought at least to be an option which says "It will be B and W - no shades of grey - OK?" and then let me decide.
And of course what is insane is that for the cost of a lot for standard printer inks, you pretty much buy a new printer supplied with ink and throw away your old printer. (Canon Pixma MP495 Printer, Copier, Scanner - cost new £35. Ink replacement from StinkyInk, genuine Canon, two sets admittedly, £30.13) Such is the economic system under which we suffer. Green? Recycle? Reuse? Fantasy land! Spread the love ... Stephen On 1 May 2011, at 17:58, Jason Davies wrote: > Phil Ward wrote: >> won't send my blood pressure through the roof (and cash reserves through the >> floor) when the ink runs out? >> > the deal, I'm afraid, is like mobiles. You pay very little up-front but they > get you on the ink (monthly contract, in my analogy). The printers come with > cartridges about 1/4 full when you buy them new so you'll be back here before > you know it. The printers are loss-leaders, or break-even leaders, basically. > > > Laser printers don't do this, I think. Check out the initial pricing (and > they're still expensive for ink) > > Printing colour *costs money*, I'm afraid... "We need to be hungry for life and less hungry for money" - Unknown -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
