The Crazy World of Inkjet Printers (2)
About three years ago I blogged about how crazy it is that it’s cheaper to buy a new inkjet printer than it is to buy a set of new ink cartridges. Well the printer I bought then died recently just because the nozzles on the print head were blocked. Replacing this part is just a question of taking out the ink cartridges, unlocking a clip and lifting out the print head. I phoned HP to find out if I could order a replacement part, but was told that it would cost me ยฃ15 just to speak to a service technician! I did find a way of ‘speaking’ online to someone who told me that the part would cost about ยฃ60 plus delivery, so here I am again having just bought another new printer. It had to be an HP which takes the same size cartridges, as I have about ยฃ100 worth sitting in my drawer. But now it’s impossible to buy a small A4 inkjet without it having a scanner built in. I don’t need another scanner – I already have a high quality one. But there was no choice. So now I have an old printer that needs just one replacement part that will be going into the recycling bin and a new printer with a redundant scanner. Madness!
