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Apple Kicks Off New Printer Promotion with Instant Discounts on HP Printers
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Apple doesn't make the Xserve any more
But this is a consumer facing program which is different. I'm sure HP is still highly regarded in the enterprise market, something Apple was never really interested in.
Of all the technology that I've owned and been an early adopter lots of others.
Ink jet printers are what I've been frustrated with the most. Had broken the most and jammed and had new cartridges not work well.
I still have a color laser (I barely use for color, but it supports air print!) and a B&W laser on the network. Both HP and both going strong (mom has my old HP 4050 plugged into her network at home with no problems).
If I need photos, I send them up to Walgreens (or whoever has a deal). It doesn't really cost me anything in gas (or time), because I don't drive up to get them. I wait until the next time I'm driving by anyways.
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If it isn't laser it's ****. And color is overrated. B&W laser over color inkjet any day.
And then there's color lasers for not a whole lot more cash, so you inkjetters - come on!
And then there's color lasers for not a whole lot more cash, so you inkjetters - come on!
My advice: Avoid the HP Photosmart series. My C310 gobbles up ink like there's no tomorrow. Randomly wakes up every once in a while to to cleans up the nozzles, with roughly 10% each cartridge gone every time. HP considers this normal behaviour too.
If you absolutely need color printing, then go for a laser. Over time you keep much more in your pocket. HP laser printers are as decent as their inkjets are terrible.
If you absolutely need color printing, then go for a laser. Over time you keep much more in your pocket. HP laser printers are as decent as their inkjets are terrible.
Printers.. with paper? Whoa, perhaps it's cool in retro-vintage hipster land, but I haven't used my last home printer since like 2001.
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Unless your profs are total luddites, you'd think they'd appreciate not having to collect piles of essays and carry them around; emailing your essays = easier for everybody.
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Unless your profs are total luddites, you'd think they'd appreciate not having to collect piles of essays and carry them around; emailing your essays = easier for everybody.
Some of us actually have decent photo printers that exceed the quality of those at retailers. For a start, we have hundreds of papers, paper textures, paper weights and sizes to work with, and software that lets us fine tune the image to our taste with near instant feedback. Oh, and guess what? Photos are considerably more archival than your or my digital storage.
In total, I have three printers, all Epsons: the Stylus Photo 7900 for larger photo printing; the Expression 850 for small photos and CD/DVD/BD recordable printing, and a Workforce Pro 4540 which I pretty much just use for business and printed PDF manuals. I like having the last two on my wireless network and can print to the Expression 850 and Workforce Pro from my iPhone and iPad as well.
Printing isn't for everybody, but for those that are inclined, the Epson's, and for that matter the Canon's are excellent for photo printing. My experience with HP business inkjet printers wasn't that great so I stay away from them all now.
YMMV
people still use paper ?!??!
why ??!
email me, attach a pdf
enter birthdate for digital signature
no thanks HP
why ??!
email me, attach a pdf
enter birthdate for digital signature
no thanks HP
Once in a blue moon, someone or some thing requires me to submit a form on paper, or make a handout of some kind.
At that time, I discover that my printer has jammed from disuse/dried ink. I run a thousand cleaning cycles, and 50% of the time get an acceptable but streaked printout by the end of it, and have wasted half a tank on one page. The other 50% of the time the printer never unclogs and I have to throw out the nearly-full tank and buy another.
Printer makers love this. (And so they love to give you a free printer. My years-old Epson died and I called up and they just sent me a new one, no questions asked. More cartridges for their money-funnel!)
As for me, I now use the library, or Kinkos, or UPS Store when I occasionally need to print something. It's actually LESS cost and hassle in the end.
And I fax online--paperless. Much easier (and for my limited needs, even zero-cost).
I would still like to own a good color printer that could sit unused for 18 months with no waste and fire up again printing like new when I suddenly need an image in the middle of the night. But such a thing would cost more than it's worth to me.
If you must use a printer, at least drop the cartridges off for recycling (lots of stores have a bin by the door).
P.S. I know a local business that tracks their online orders (yes, online) by re-typing them into MS Office documents, printing that out, SCANNING THE PRINTOUTS, and emailing those JPEG files to their factory, where they get PRINTED AGAIN and filed into a metal cabinet full of orders! People loooooove those dead trees.
At that time, I discover that my printer has jammed from disuse/dried ink. I run a thousand cleaning cycles, and 50% of the time get an acceptable but streaked printout by the end of it, and have wasted half a tank on one page. The other 50% of the time the printer never unclogs and I have to throw out the nearly-full tank and buy another.
Printer makers love this. (And so they love to give you a free printer. My years-old Epson died and I called up and they just sent me a new one, no questions asked. More cartridges for their money-funnel!)
As for me, I now use the library, or Kinkos, or UPS Store when I occasionally need to print something. It's actually LESS cost and hassle in the end.
And I fax online--paperless. Much easier (and for my limited needs, even zero-cost).
I would still like to own a good color printer that could sit unused for 18 months with no waste and fire up again printing like new when I suddenly need an image in the middle of the night. But such a thing would cost more than it's worth to me.
If you must use a printer, at least drop the cartridges off for recycling (lots of stores have a bin by the door).
P.S. I know a local business that tracks their online orders (yes, online) by re-typing them into MS Office documents, printing that out, SCANNING THE PRINTOUTS, and emailing those JPEG files to their factory, where they get PRINTED AGAIN and filed into a metal cabinet full of orders! People loooooove those dead trees.
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NYC schools everything is online. the weekly homework is given out at school if you want to put it on your fridge
I'll pass. HP printers are junk. The one I got for "free" from Apple Japan never worked (paper feed ALWAYS jammed), and two others I purchased (at the same time) died within a couple of months.
That, plus the fact that Apple Japan never sent me the rebate (even though I provided all of the necessary documentation). I called them, and was told that they received the paperwork but not the receipt. It was a lie —somebody on their end messed up, and they blew it off.
That, plus the fact that Apple Japan never sent me the rebate (even though I provided all of the necessary documentation). I called them, and was told that they received the paperwork but not the receipt. It was a lie —somebody on their end messed up, and they blew it off.
Oh, I absolutely use software to do it. Even before that became available, accountants like me would make forms in Excel or its predecessors to simplify the work.
I suppose I should point out that the IRS did allow for free online filing for many taxpayers. (household AGI <$57k, or deals with TurboTax and others) However, it is States that do not.
Agreed. We have a Canon MP600R in our Home office and it works flawlessly with the Macs and the Windows Computers on our Network
(a) HP has historically had very good support for OSX. You're rewriting history to claim otherwise.
(b) HP has a variety of inkjet printers, some of which take independent color cartridges, some of which don't. The particular printers being discussed here DO have independent color cartridges.
(c) One reason Apple is pushing these is because HP has better Airprint support than other printers. This is not just random. It builds on both HP's long support for Bonjour, and their owning of several relevant patents in this area (it was these patents which required Apple to yank Airprint server support from OSX).
No, the quality isn't the same. And it's cheaper to buy prints than to print them yourself.
And I would pay $20 to file my taxes all day long. It's chump change compared to the ease and convenience. Besides, electronic filing gets your refund back to you much, much quicker.
However, I do have a printer. Main reason: My local Major League Baseball team still doesn't do electronic ticketing. Neither does the local theater venue.
In school, teachers never accept anything but paper for various reasons. Some of them can't deal with digital documents. A lot of people have the snotty need to read stuff on paper instead of on a screen. Also, it's a lot easier to deal with paper binders since you can't just bring an iPad and get everything on it.
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I guess most profs are total luddites then. Or, more likely, they aren't too skilled with modern technology and don't want to deal with those few kids who use something sketchy like Hotmail and send PDFs and docx files that have compatibility problems. If the prof is using Acrobat Reader, forget trying to use PDFs without a problem a day.
Again? I highly doubt Apple would want to get back into making low margin commoditized printers.
Because everyone lives in NYC or within a 15 minute walk of a drug store that prints.
You assume everyone gets a refund. Federal filing if free, but I'd rather print out my state filing than spend $20 to e-file it. Plus, I want to make them wait and manually process things.
good thing i came across this before buying my new printer. good job apple, i'll definitely buy an hp printer.
True, it's probably better quality at home when you have full control.
And it's been years since I've gotten a refund from the State, I can't be bothered to completely redo their calculations for them (the withholding calcs on each paycheck don't work), plus I've chosen not to loan them money on an interest free basis.
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I think it was HP that made the Apple-branded printers back in the 80s and 90s. Apple never actually made their own, afaik.