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Canon Releases Five New AirPrint-Enabled Printers

ArtOfWarfare said:
They just make no sense.
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That usage model doesn't fit all people. For example, my wife likes to print out large work documents, highlight sections and finds even a large computer screen not big enough for her to view several document pages simultaneously. Personally, I do many of the things you described but still prefer paper in specific circumstances like: air line boarding passes, some tickets etc. ( yes, I know there are smartphone apps for that ). Why, because paper is very portable, doesn't run out of battery power, doesn't get infected, doesn't have app/OS glitches etc. It just works, to quote a company we all know. Plus most of the folks in my Father's generation ( in their late 80s ) and my mother-in-law wouldn't know what to do with a pdf doc or digital photos. I'm not saying paper is preferable but there are still many who use it, want it and need it. Undoubtedly printer manufacturers are aware of the demographics. Plus, there are still businesses and situations where paper is still required. For example, AFAIK, at least in my State, if a police officer asks to see my car registration and proof of insurance, I better be able to pull those pieces of paper out of my glove box. The insurance agent sends me pdfs but I print them out.
 
Wow! I don't think a single person commenting on this story actually got the point of the story, did the intelligence level drop to below zero or something?
And as for complaining about people still using printers, why do you still use computers or tablets? That's so nineties, everyone these days uses there phones... That sounds equally as ridiculous.
 
Canon inkjet technology is great for those who seldom use their printers. Epson and HP both dry up and waste a ton of ink. I have a Canon Pro-100 and a Canon ipf-6300S large format and both are seldom used, yet every time I go to use them, they work perfectly. No clogs. Period.
 
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briloronmacrumo said:
For example, AFAIK, at least in my State, if a police officer asks to see my car registration and proof of insurance, I better be able to pull those pieces of paper out of my glove box. The insurance agent sends me pdfs but I print them out.
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I find it weird that a police officer would want to see your proof of insurance. Which state are you in?

The only person who needs your insurance info is any other parties that are involved in an accident. In my experience, it's rare for a cop to be involved when an accident occurs... most of the time you get out, look at your car, say everything is fine, swap insurance just for in case, then get on with life a few minutes later.
 
ArtOfWarfare said:
it's rare for a cop to be involved when an accident occurs.
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Yep. But they still pull over people for driving infractions ( speeding, weaving, faulty/broken equipment ) and they DO ask for your vehicle registration. They MAY ask for proof of insurance because coverage is required ( here is Arizona ), so you better be able to produce proof.
 
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Canon has announced a series of five new MAXIFY inkjet printers with AirPrint support, including the MB5420, MB5120, MB2720, MB2120, and iB4120 models.

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AirPrint enables wireless printing from iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac without having to install additional software or drivers. The technology is supported by dozens of printers sold by Brother, Canon, Dell, Epson, HP, Lenovo, Lexmark, Panasonic, Ricoh, Samsung, Toshiba, Xerox, and other manufacturers.

MAXIFY MB2720 Printer Driver Download

Canon's MAXIFY lineup of all-in-one printers are designed for home or small office use, with built-in copying, scanning, and faxing capabilities alongside cloud-connected features through the free Canon PRINT app. The all-new printers retail for between $149.99 and $399.99 on Canon's website based on U.S. pricing.

Article Link: Canon Releases Five New AirPrint-Enabled Printers
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ArtOfWarfare said:
I was born in 1992. The last year I touched a physical book would have been in my sophomore year of highschool... in 2009 or 2010. Only used ebooks through the later half of highschool and then college. I did handle non-book paper after that... I had to do a bound report in college one time... but I printed that off from the print center at school.

I think if you're born after ~2006 or so, maybe you'll never end up touching a physical book? IDK. Don't have any family members who are old enough to have started school but young enough to have been born after 2006 to ask, and I'm not going to seek out strangers to ask.
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I was born in 1991. I used textbooks through high school and went to ebooks for college. Now in law school, ebooks do not work at all. Not even close. The amount of writing, highlighting and note taking directly done in the books is massive. There is zero change ebooks will replace law school books any time soon. It just doesn't work well. I figured after using ebooks for my undergrad, I would continue doing the same with law school. It literally cannot be done. That and the fact that literally only a few law school books are on ebook format.

When it comes to documents and papers for law school, you definitely need a printer. Just in your first semester of 3 years, you have to type a 30-40 page case brief. I probably went through 2 reams of paper over the course of 4 months working on that one paper for one class.

My nephew was born in 2009. He is now in second grade. They are using textbooks in class. Everything is still physical paper. Its cheaper and easier to use.
 
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