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Palehorse

#8385
November 02, 2014, 11:03:31 AM
Another bitch:  :rant:

I end up having to purchase a new printer every 2-3 years. (I have an old HP printer networked that has been working for 10 years now, but it is upstairs and we added a WiFi enabled one 3 years ago).

I bought our previous WiFi printer, also an HP, and we've got used to just printing favorite photos off our phones and other devices. It's really a nice to have, although not a need thanks to the old network printer. (Which I paid a salty sum for back in the day).

So off we went to purchase a new WiFi printer yesterday. They're really cheap now. . . In fact they're so cheap, the fucking ink costs more than the damned printer!  :rant:

WTF is up with that shite?  :rant:
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

Purplelady1040

#8386
November 02, 2014, 11:50:22 AM
Quote from: Palehorse on November 02, 2014, 11:03:31 AM
Another bitch:  :rant:

I end up having to purchase a new printer every 2-3 years. (I have an old HP printer networked that has been working for 10 years now, but it is upstairs and we added a WiFi enabled one 3 years ago).

I bought our previous WiFi printer, also an HP, and we've got used to just printing favorite photos off our phones and other devices. It's really a nice to have, although not a need thanks to the old network printer. (Which I paid a salty sum for back in the day).

So off we went to purchase a new WiFi printer yesterday. They're really cheap now. . . In fact they're so cheap, the fucking ink costs more than the damned printer!  :rant:

WTF is up with that shite?  :rant:
PH, it is the ink that makes the printers so high and the companies have to get some of the cost back somehow. I asked my husband about it because he sells office equipment and is a sales manager. He often will send customers who want a small printer to Sam's or Walmart to buy them because they can sell them cheaper than what he does. He generally sells to companies!

libby

#8387
November 02, 2014, 02:42:24 PM
Costco refills printer cartridges for a fraction of the cost of buying new ones. My problem now is that my HP printer suddenly stopped working. And I had to buy a new mouse recently -- also got it at Costco -- it was not cheap, but it's wireless, and I like having one less thing to plug in.
All of life is a process of testing and initiation, always preparing for a higher level of consciousness -- and illumination. -- John Horn

Palehorse

#8388
November 02, 2014, 03:20:40 PM
Quote from: libby on November 02, 2014, 02:42:24 PM
Costco refills printer cartridges for a fraction of the cost of buying new ones. My problem now is that my HP printer suddenly stopped working. And I had to buy a new mouse recently -- also got it at Costco -- it was not cheap, but it's wireless, and I like having one less thing to plug in.

I've always found the "low cost" refill solution severely restricts print quality with photographs. (The $$ I'd spend in fuel to get to COSTCO would negate most of the savings anyway. 23 miles from here.)

R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

Henry Hawk

#8389
November 03, 2014, 07:57:30 AM
Quote from: Purplelady1040 on November 02, 2014, 11:50:22 AM
PH, it is the ink that makes the printers so high and the companies have to get some of the cost back somehow. I asked my husband about it because he sells office equipment and is a sales manager. He often will send customers who want a small printer to Sam's or Walmart to buy them because they can sell them cheaper than what he does. He generally sells to companies!
Quote from: Palehorse on November 02, 2014, 11:03:31 AM
Another bitch:  :rant:

. . . In fact they're so cheap, the fucking ink costs more than the damned printer!  :rant:

WTF is up with that shite?  :rant:

THAT is the truth!  I have had the same problem... :rant:...I have ran out of ink on ours and it IS cheaper to buy a WiFi Printer when it is on SALE than to buy new ink for my old one..... :rant:
"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW

libby

#8390
November 03, 2014, 10:30:29 AM
The HP ink I use comes in a package of 3 (two black and one color) for about $48.00 at Costco. I haven't tried the refills yet but may do so the next time I run out.

By the way, I wrote earlier that my printer wasn't working. Found out why -- I'd unplugged everything and had forgotten one connection (the one to my computer).  :rolleyes: :dizzy2:
All of life is a process of testing and initiation, always preparing for a higher level of consciousness -- and illumination. -- John Horn

Exterminator

#8391
November 03, 2014, 12:51:23 PM
Quote from: libby on November 03, 2014, 10:30:29 AM
By the way, I wrote earlier that my printer wasn't working. Found out why -- I'd unplugged everything and had forgotten one connection (the one to my computer).  :rolleyes: :dizzy2:

So, it was a DFU problem!   :biggrin:
Arguing with Christians is like playing chess with a pigeon.  No matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock over the pieces, shit on the board and strut around like it's victorious.

The truth is slow, but relentless. Over time it becomes irresistible.

Exterminator

#8392
November 03, 2014, 01:22:04 PM
Quote from: Palehorse on November 01, 2014, 10:14:16 PM
Only a government could be so arrogant as to create a law that forces it's citizens to change the time on their clocks back and forth twice a year, and validate it by saying it creates a longer day. . .

If I cut a foot off the end of a blanket, then sew that foot onto the bottom of the same blanket, it is still the same length.

The sun will rise and set as the seasonal orbit dictates, and try as you might, you cannot change it. Ever.

And the asshats that say it gives us more daylight just need to get their ass up out of the rack an hour earlier every day in the summer months, and let the rest of the nation maintain its natural sleeping rhythm!

I fucking detest these clock games!  :mad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4EUTMPuvHo#t=43
Arguing with Christians is like playing chess with a pigeon.  No matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock over the pieces, shit on the board and strut around like it's victorious.

The truth is slow, but relentless. Over time it becomes irresistible.

libby

#8394
November 03, 2014, 09:46:44 PM
All of life is a process of testing and initiation, always preparing for a higher level of consciousness -- and illumination. -- John Horn

Anne

#8395
November 04, 2014, 10:09:42 AM
Any of you who have Comcast cable are you getting the calls about needing a new modem? We have had two calls now, we have the original moden they gave us when we signed up for internet but now they are telling us we need a new one and we have to buy one (a list of models available we can purchase from our favorite electronics store  :rolleyes:) or we can rent one from them. So far our internet seems to be working ok.
"A discontented man will find no easy chair." Ben Franklin

Bo D

#8396
November 04, 2014, 10:26:20 AM
Quote from: Anne on November 04, 2014, 10:09:42 AM
Any of you who have Comcast cable are you getting the calls about needing a new modem? We have had two calls now, we have the original moden they gave us when we signed up for internet but now they are telling us we need a new one and we have to buy one (a list of models available we can purchase from our favorite electronics store  :rolleyes:) or we can rent one from them. So far our internet seems to be working ok.

How old is your modem? Comcast has increased the speed of their networks. To take advantage of the higher speeds, you need a DOCSIS 3.0 modem. DOCSIS 2.0 will still work, but if you upgrade, you'll probably get much faster speeds. I did!

I was also experiencing a lot of signal drops with the old modem. I sometimes had to reset it several times a day. The new one is rock solid. Beware, though ... if you use VPN to connect to a work computer, you may have to delete all the old connection setups and redo them.

BTW, You probably are already renting your old one from them. The rent on the new one is the same.
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."  Carl Sagan

Palehorse

#8397
November 04, 2014, 08:11:40 PM
The early returns in this election seem to validate this: "You just can't fix stupid!" :rant:
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

Locutus

#8398
November 04, 2014, 09:20:14 PM
Looks like we're going to be stuck with Rick fucking Scott for four more years here in Florida.  :mad: :mad: :mad:   Crist is behind Scott in Broward County and if he can't win in Broward, he's toast. 
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Henry Hawk

#8399
November 04, 2014, 09:59:41 PM
Is Crist REALLY a better choice?
"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW
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