>My Canon ip4300 printer has crashed with the flashing lights of doom! >meaning the print head is US, so I need to purchase a new printer >that can replace this - I need to print CD's so if anyone has a >suggestion of what is good for Macs preferably wireless I would >appreciate a reply.
Took printer into Can-Calc in Vic Park (443 Albany Highway) cost to repair $340.00 (no way) Report:- With cheap ink replacements, the inks dry out and subsequently when you do not use the printer very often the ink that has dried out gets sucked into the print head and causes this to overheat and eventually burns out the print head. Mine has actually caused the mother board to become damaged and this now also needs replacing. (Apparently original ink cartridges do not dry out) It was cheaper to purchase a new printer = So I worked out the following costs- Cost of Inkjet Printer (Canon IP4950 from Canon Calc $129) - probably cheaper if I shop around. Cost of colour laser Printer (Brother HL3040CN from Harvey Norman special $148) Printing 100 pages per week cost per cartridge Inkjet 5200 pages per year at 225 pages per cartridge means I need 23.1 cartridges per year at say $30 per cartridge at total cost per cartridge of $693.33 per year per cartridge. Printing 100 pages per week cost per cartridge Laser 5200 pages per year at 900 pages per cartridge means I need 5.78 cartridges per year at say $99 per cartridge at a total cost per cartridge of $572.00 per year per cartridge. Of course some laser printers can cost much more but shopping around the Brother colour laser seems a good buy, although it was not wireless (Wireless Brother HL3075CW was $386.00) Finally if I need four (4) cartridges and I am requiring 23.1 per year or almost one per month at $30 then I am paying $120 per month for 4 cartridges alone! It seems to me I might just purchase 12 new Canon IP4950 printers at $129 each (possibly cheaper by the dozen!) and throw away each printer when it runs out of ink! Of course my calculations are fairly basic but it seems the cheap ink-jets can actually be expensive options. My brain hurts.... >http://www.life123.com/technology/computer-hardware/inkjet-printers/inkjet-printers.shtml > > > -- Peter & Irene Faulks Unit 1, 9 Newsam Close PARKWOOD WA 6147 Phone: +618 9457 0747 (h) Fax: +618 9457 0444 Peter Mobile: 0416 187 937 Irene Mobile: 0439 933 404 Email: [email protected] This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this email. Please notify the sender immediately by email if you have received the email from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
