[Info-vax] OT: HP Poised to merge PC and printer divisions

[Paul Sture]

On Sun, 25 Mar 2012 03:23:21 -0700, John Wallace wrote:

> My experience of HP inkjet printers started with the Deskjet 500 (a very
> very long time ago). I still sometimes see and use a ten or so year old
> Deskjet 970 which I bought ten years ago but is no longer my own
> printer. It has decent printing quality and performance, automatic
> duplexing, and still has relatively affordable ink even at HP prices.
> After buying the DJ970 I continued to recommend and buy HP printers for
> a few years for friends neighbours etc.

I had a DeskJet 520 mono printer which was a real workhorse and totally 
reliable.  Cartridges could usually be found on offer, sometimes with 
some useful software thrown in; I never paid full retail for the 
cartridges.
 
> I stopped recommending/buying HP after the decrease in quality and cost
> effectiveness (as well as cost) of multiple models of HP printers in
> comparison with the rise in the cost of ink was so dramatic that it was
> clearly a strategy not just an accident.

The color model I bought next was a real pain in the neck to use. Once 
you got it started it would print all day, but getting that first sheet 
of paper through could be a nightmare.  When the nearby post collection 
was at 17:30 you didn't leave it until 17:00 to print a letter!

> I've liked Canon for the last few years.

I had a Canon portable which fit nicely into my briefcase alongside a 
laptop and modem.

-- 
Paul Sture