On 5/06/2012 10:45 PM, Clocky wrote:
> I bought an Epson Multi-function because it had a slide scanner function and
> I had some slides to scan. Well the performance of that was abysmal and then
> it chews cartridges like there is no tomorrow because it decides to do a
> headclean thing every time you switch the fucking thing on.
> Even if one colour carts is empty it stops printing anything until you
> replace it. Because they're chipped you can't just refill them.
> I opened one of the "empty" cartridges and found it 1/3 full - that was the
> last straw. I threw the cunt of a thing into the box it came in and tossed
> it in the shed.
>
> Fuck Epson and fuck inkjets, my next purchase will be a laser.
I hear ya.
The HP inkjet I bought about 12 months ago had all the bells & whistles
I wanted, and while I wasn't particularly interested in printing in
colour it supported full duplex printing which was the main reason I
bought it. I was sick of wasting paper every time I wanted to print out
a multi page document, and I wanted something that would print on both
sides automatically. But the thing's paper handling was so ridiculous
that I cracked the shits with it on the first day of use and threw it
back in it's box.
> I'll have look at the Samsungs...
Seriously, I've had a few multi-function printers over the years and
this thing is far and away the best one around for the money.
The scanner & fax work great, it comes with a full 5000 page toner
cartridge rather than a 1000 page "starter" kit like some do, it has
stand alone network function making it accessible through my home wifi
by any machine in the house, comes with excellent software and it's
paper handling is superb. Print speed is pretty quick, even when
printing on both sides of the page, and it never jams or carries on. It
truly is a set and forget machine that does what the makers claim, and
about my only criticism of the thing is that it doesn't have a backlit
LCD screen on the front panel making the commands a bit hard to read if
the room is a bit dark.
The best part about it was that the thing cost under 300 bucks about a
year ago, and it's been worth every cent and then some.
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Regards,
Noddy.