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| Thread ID: 29833 | 2003-02-04 04:20:00 | Lexmark takes third party cartridge vendor to court | robo (205) | Press F1 |
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| 118186 | 2003-02-04 04:20:00 | Hard to say who I really side with in this. I tend to think if ink costs too much you should print less or get a colour laser. Knowing about issues of warranty support for printers choked on third party ink, I know it isn't a simple issue. Ink Cartridge Lawsuit (www.zdnet.com) Also, given what I get charged for petrol from a so-called service station and the fact that we pay more for a DVD that costs less to produce than a VHS tape, I just don't know whether what is fair ever comes into it. However, the environmental impact of not recycling all those cartridges is nearly worse than the oversupply of mouse pads in the world. robo. |
robo (205) | ||
| 118187 | 2003-02-04 04:22:00 | Oh, and don't forget to vote. The result so far is pretty interesting. | robo (205) | ||
| 118188 | 2003-02-04 04:38:00 | Only 97% for "free market"? Poor Lexmark. :_| | Graham L (2) | ||
| 118189 | 2003-02-04 05:18:00 | Well, you're the journalist who researches these things and can influence buying patterns. Are there any companies producing printers using the alternative formula - high start up cost, low running cost? If there are - are they broke, struggling or gaining market share? Do they need the occasional magasine article to help them on their way? Or would research and testing prove they aren't any good? |
Heather P (163) | ||
| 118190 | 2003-02-04 05:51:00 | I'm gonna tried a "refill" next time (my printer is way way out of warranty anyway). | Dolby Digital (160) | ||
| 118191 | 2003-02-04 05:52:00 | > Only 97% for "free market"? Poor Lexmark. :_| Yes, BooHoo |
Horses Hoof (3080) | ||
| 118192 | 2003-02-04 06:15:00 | Thing is, I like the low entry high feeding cost model. I buy like one cartridge every two years so I really don't care about the cost. I may be a bad example, though. We should do some tests on who has the cheapest per page cost for ink, though. robo. |
robo (205) | ||
| 118193 | 2003-02-04 06:47:00 | > We should do some tests on who has the cheapest per page cost for ink, though. Yeah, but make sure you test the quality as well. I'm not happy with the quality of the non-HP black inkjet cartridge I bought. For the sake of saving $15 it wasn't worth it. |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 118194 | 2003-02-04 07:01:00 | Maybe you just buy another printer when the cartridge runs out, and throw the old printer away :) That's the way Lexmark price their printers. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 118195 | 2003-02-04 07:21:00 | Yep sure do, just buy another printer. hmmm maybe they'll end up following what Gillette does at some stage and actually have coupons in the paper where you can bring in your old printer and swap it for a new printer so they don't have to continue making the old cartridges ;) |
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