Homebrew PCBs

Printer manufacturers and retailers don't make money on the 
printers, they make their money on the consumables (computers are 
the same with peripherals and accessories like cables). Its gotten 
so bad that I no longer pay attention to the price of the printer 
when shopping, I look at the price of the consumables!

Many years ago, I bough an Epson Action II laser printer. It was 
dirt cheap at only $600 (at the time). Silly me, I didn't check the 
price of toner and developer! Between the two of them they cost 
$450. $150 for the toner and $300 for the developer. Seems I needed 
a new drum every second toner too. I was kicking myself for not 
buying an LC890 instead.

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "nf1z <gweare@a...>" 
<gweare@a...> wrote:
> offering the HP Deskjet 3320 1200x600 dpi for $50, so I'm 
wondering 
> why I didn't buy another printer, instead of the ink.  To be 
honest,