I hate my new printer!
Ok, my new printer is a nice one. It’s an all-in-one and does everything but serve my lunch. It is a wonder of modern technology… so why do I hate it?
- I have determined that there are some areas where I am exceedingly simple.
- I discovered recently that printing is one of those areas.
- I don’t want any more wiz-bang in my technology than I can properly appreciate — and not a whit less, either.
I love the networking/wireless feature. That’s way cool! But other than that…
I think that the rub here is paying all that extra money for the fancy printer and the expensive multi-part inks all to end up not being able to print a single sheet of black and white text simply, quickly and in a fashion that if it gets a little damp — it won’t run in rivers, which leaves my text MIA.
(What’s with the sounding like a plane on the tarmac revving engines for a full two minutes before the first sheet of printed material finally emerges? I’m an instant gratification gal — I don’t like that.)
So, while I love most of my technology, I long for a compact, inexpensive LASER printer that can meet my needs economically and simply without all the noise, expense and hubbub.
Seriously, is that too much to ask?
Anglea, I have a canon mp530, great home office printer, has all the bells and whistle’s but also prints great output and super fast! Hit the print button, turn around and the output is waiting on you. Great printer for $99.
steve - January 19, 2009 11:35 pm
I think you have fallen to exactly what I see happen all the time in the realm of technology, especially with computers and to a lesser extent things like cameras, printers, and probably cell phones. We get up sold on features that we really do not need, desire, and a lot of cases, never use. I don’t the number of laptops I see that are ramped up technology over filled boats that weigh in closer to 10 lbs, have features out the yin-yang, and only end be used to browse the web, a little word processing, and once a blue moon a spread-sheet. After all, who really needs WAN cell based modems, 7200 RPM drives, Core-Duo based lightning fast chips, along with blue tooth in a laptop? Okay, okay… I did just order one, but then again I am the IT guy and will actually used all that.
Ray - January 20, 2009 9:36 am
Yeah, in my quest to find what is “enough” without stepping over into the realm of what is “too much” — I discover more and more of this kind of thing.
The hardest part for me? Realizing that just because it’s the latest and greatest technology doesn’t (by that fact alone) mean I need it.
*Holds head in shame* It’s a rough addiction to overcome.
Angela Parker - January 20, 2009 2:48 pm