From owner-freebsd-chat Tue Sep 16 23:17:56 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id XAA20400 for chat-outgoing; Tue, 16 Sep 1997 23:17:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from superior.mooseriver.com (dynamic10.pm01.sf1.best.com [206.184.197.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id XAA20393 for ; Tue, 16 Sep 1997 23:17:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from jgrosch@localhost) by superior.mooseriver.com (8.8.7/8.8.5) id XAA01453; Tue, 16 Sep 1997 23:17:47 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <19970916231747.19746@mooseriver.com> Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 23:17:47 -0700 From: Josef Grosch To: John Fieber Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Printer recommendation Reply-To: jgrosch@superior.mooseriver.com References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.79 In-Reply-To: ; from John Fieber on Tue, Sep 16, 1997 at 09:26:01PM -0500 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Tue, Sep 16, 1997 at 09:26:01PM -0500, John Fieber wrote: > On Tue, 16 Sep 1997, Chuck Robey wrote: > [ DELETED ] > Also, after about 6 years, the paper feed mechanism becomes > notably unreliable. This is something to keep in mind since the > paper handling mechanism is essentially the same on most every > member of the deskjet family I've seen. Presumably this is > something that can be repaired with replacement parts, but I've > never investigated. It can be repaired _BUT_ the cost of repairing is close to the cost of a new unit. Even at HP, where I work, we simply replace broken printers. This is including the fact that we get a very deep discount on parts and we have many geeks who would be very happy to spend a lunch hour fixing an old printer. When your printer dies in 6 years or so just tell yourself, "I got my money's worth" Josef -- Josef Grosch | Another day closer to a | FreeBSD 2.2.2 jgrosch@MooseRiver.com | Micro$oft free world | UNIX for the masses