I have to give Hewlett Packard credit; they know how to keep the big ink jet money wheel spinning. Today, they introduced a printer that can connect to the Internet and then print content from it without any user interaction. Hmmm…sounds like a new fangled fax to me.
Computers were supposed to introduce us to a paperless society of ultra-organization. That pipe dream was first talked about in the 70s. Today, paper is consumed at almost 3X the rate of the 70s. Incredible…sometimes technology moves us backwards!
HP introduces printer that connects to Web.
I wonder if many of your readers know just how expensive inkjet printer ink is. I asked a co-worker, who knows about colored dyes, how much they cost. He said the ink used in inkjet printers easily cost less than $20 a gallon to manufacture. It boggles the mind that the tiny amount in an inkjet cartridge runs the equivalent of over $2000 gallon.
Now ask your friend how much it costs to design and manufacture an inkjet printer, develop the software for it, etc. (Answer: the cost is much greater than you pay). You should think of inkjet cartridge purchases as time payments on the printer instead of as buying ink.
Also consider buying a printer that costs more, but has lower cost replacement ink cartridges.
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