Stephen, I'm sure the idiot programmers at Canon knew exactly what they were doing (or did what they were told by the bean counters). They were probably the same guys who set the "low ink" flag on my printer to wave ages before the ink actually runs out. They probably wrote the text in the dialogue box too that warns about printer damage if it's used once the ink is low. It's not about printing, it's about recovering the loss made when the printer was first sold.
Phil -- Phil Ward Skype: aphilw E: [email protected] W: www.philward.biz W: www.myspace.com/philwardmusic W: www.myspace.com/thegalleonsband • Freelance writer and product designer. • Exclusive UK distributor for Veillette Guitars. www.veilletteguitars.com. • Consultant Designer of the Acoustic Energy AE22 nearfield monitor. • Regular contributor to Sound on Sound and Performing Musician magazines. On 1 May 2011, at 18:26, Stephen Watson wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
