tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post5867315738746973758..comments2024-03-27T09:55:23.143-07:00Comments on Dispatch from the Digital Health Frontier: The Era of Disposable PrintersJohn Halamkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04550236129132159307noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-8031207129409110042009-04-15T01:47:00.000-07:002009-04-15T01:47:00.000-07:00I also had a printer with the verrry same problem....I also had a printer with the verrry same problem. Except mine was malfunctioning dearly on the print itself. No matter what I did, whether it was changing the ink cartridge or cleaning it on the inside, it still kept insisting on Not working! Frustrated much, I took it down to my local near by electronic store where I then had the machine 'put to sleep' and got myself a Brand New HP Vivera Printer! Oh my what a beauty and boy does she print! :)<br /><A HREF="http://www.inktechnologies.com" REL="nofollow">Hp 4600 Toner<br /></A>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02749114081097587856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-51442337097122555392008-11-25T03:29:00.000-08:002008-11-25T03:29:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04405045085600864089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-9108528183779041412008-09-22T03:14:00.000-07:002008-09-22T03:14:00.000-07:00I've been annoyed with this issue since the 90...I've been annoyed with this issue since the 90's. My solution was to buy a black & white laser printer. The upfront cost may be higher but the toner doesn't dry up in a long time and definitely gives more pages per unit mass of ink. I believe most of our printouts do not need to be flashy color ones, and by far most professional documents need to be monochrome.Usmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04709104205284715647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-89452892443729218012008-09-19T13:31:00.000-07:002008-09-19T13:31:00.000-07:00It's not just printers. I have an HP iPaq Cell ph...It's not just printers. I have an HP iPaq Cell phone that took a bath in a bowl of water. The screen and backup battery needed to be replaced. Those two components together would cost me more than a new phone, and that doesn't include labor or any guarantee that the repair would restore the unit.<BR/><BR/>With laptops costing around $500 these days, anything that goes wrong with the motherboard or screen can easily cost more than a new unit.<BR/><BR/>My wife's car is constructed in a fashion that requires the alternator to be removed in order to replace the spark plugs.<BR/><BR/>These are all signs of designs that may make it easy to manufacture equipment, but not repair it.<BR/><BR/>My former Church is still using the HP Laser Jet Series II I donated to them in 1995. It was about five years old at the time. I'm on my fifth printer since then, and wishing I'd held onto it.Keith W. Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883038460949909300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-26616909784876268342008-09-17T19:48:00.000-07:002008-09-17T19:48:00.000-07:00Given that HP announced 25000 layoffs, they are a ...Given that HP announced <A HREF="http://www.pcworld.com/article/151102/.html?tk=rss_news" REL="nofollow">25000 layoffs</A>, they are a bit distracted right now. When the dust settles, I will certainly have a discussion with HP management about this topicJohn Halamkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04550236129132159307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-73355746198692256062008-09-17T12:02:00.000-07:002008-09-17T12:02:00.000-07:00Are you sure you now have a two-year supply of car...Are you sure you now have a two-year supply of cartridges? I've found that printers often come with "starter" doses of ink cartridges, giving you enough to get going, but not as much as full ones. This is even more like the razor analogy where the handle comes with one or two cartridges in a five-cartridge caddy.Ross Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133264758384138110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-20010255592904185842008-09-16T21:11:00.000-07:002008-09-16T21:11:00.000-07:00Disposable printers are one thing. Environmentally...Disposable printers are one thing. Environmentally irresponsible disposable printers are something else entirely. That's knowingly making landfill for a buck, and that's unconscionable to me.<BR/><BR/>Did you try finding someone at HP headquarters who might be responsive to the concern?e-Patient Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608258246509102466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-20962491497045211112008-09-16T13:15:00.000-07:002008-09-16T13:15:00.000-07:00excellent post - we've got the same problem in Fij...excellent post - we've got the same problem in Fiji.<BR/><BR/>My organization recently ran into printer trouble and the cost of repairing the printers exceeds the actual value of the printers which is weird because I always thought getting something repaired should be cheaper since you're only repairing/replacing a particular part. :)Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802565755032856177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-39554203211795173352008-09-16T12:26:00.000-07:002008-09-16T12:26:00.000-07:00Great post ... reminds me of the fact it is cheape...Great post ... reminds me of the fact it is cheaper to buy a new table cloth (from Linens'n'Things) than it is to send the table cloth to a cleaner! (Yes, mostly we just machine wash it at home.)Richard Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448253376155772966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-66903305161053962752008-09-16T05:33:00.000-07:002008-09-16T05:33:00.000-07:00I have the same thoughts. I just recently purchas...I have the same thoughts. I just recently purchased an all-in-one - including fax, to replace my old printer. I had tried using store-brand ink cartridges to no avail. I had the same dilemma - the cost wasn't quite as upside down as your situation - but it is a bit distressing that we are being financially incented to discard equipment.Frank Breszhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285368558855076331noreply@blogger.com