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Re: What are you Not doing right now?
« Reply #255 on: April 10, 2015, 10:21:25 PM »
You should start a new thread brick, all that can go wrong in building a PC.... ;D

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Re: What are you Not doing right now?
« Reply #256 on: April 11, 2015, 01:39:40 AM »
I'm afraid to ask what next. :'(

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Re: What are you Not doing right now?
« Reply #257 on: April 11, 2015, 07:26:42 AM »
You certainly had some bad luck by the time you finish it will be out of date.... ;D

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Re: What are you Not doing right now?
« Reply #258 on: April 11, 2015, 08:12:37 AM »
If you hear a clicking, it's your hard drive.
Don't put off until tomorrow, what you can put off until the day after.

There is an exception to every rule, apart from this one.

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Re: What are you Not doing right now?
« Reply #259 on: April 11, 2015, 09:41:36 AM »
If you hear a clicking, it's your hard drive.

I currently only have a SSD. If it starts clicking I'll sell it on Flea-bay for the big money. ;D

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Re: What are you Not doing right now?
« Reply #260 on: April 12, 2015, 10:02:09 AM »
I sympathize.  Machines are great when they work and can drive you nuts when they don't.

My scanner now has a slipping belt, so every time I turn on the printer it makes these godawful sounds and then gives me an error message.  I just loaded another inkjet cartridge into it, but I'm now shopping around for a laser printer because I'm tired of paying for the Unicorn Blood priced ink for this inkjet.  It uses color every time it prints b/w prints.  WTF.

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Re: What are you Not doing right now?
« Reply #261 on: April 12, 2015, 11:27:21 AM »
  It uses color every time it prints b/w prints.  WTF.

It usually does that when it's out of black ink.

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Re: What are you Not doing right now?
« Reply #262 on: April 12, 2015, 12:01:36 PM »
Just put 3 new colour print cartridges, every one came up with separate messages first did I know it was not a genuine HP cartridge and was it sold as such, then the next message came up asking if I would like to proceed.

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Re: What are you Not doing right now?
« Reply #263 on: April 14, 2015, 11:51:07 PM »
It usually does that when it's out of black ink.

Nope.  It's designed to use color for b/w prints because that way "it keeps the print heads clean" which is Epson's way of saying they like to bleed its customers dry for the price of ink and if they only had the black ink work when you needed it, they'd make less money.

Thanks, Chris. I actually really appreciate the suggestion as I'm now looking for a laser printer w/scan function.  I still don't have a smartphone.

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Re: What are you Not doing right now?
« Reply #264 on: April 15, 2015, 10:09:24 AM »
We bought the cheapest HP printer Big Lots had because the ink is cheap. Been using it for about 4 years now. I have an old Lexmark scanner/printer with no ink. I just save the scans and print them on the HP.

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Re: What are you Not doing right now?
« Reply #265 on: April 27, 2015, 05:51:15 AM »
No more epsons for me after the last experience.

If I had the room I'd run the printer until it died, but I really only have space for one device.  The guy my husband shares space with at work bought a nice Brother that prints color and scans.  I'm tempted to ask how much he paid, but I fear that laser printers of that level of functionality cost 2-300 bucks...

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Re: What are you Not doing right now?
« Reply #266 on: May 05, 2015, 12:41:13 PM »
Original Ink for a Epsom £ 40
Alternative non Epsom ink £8-20.
go figure

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Re: What are you Not doing right now?
« Reply #267 on: May 20, 2015, 06:41:53 AM »
the old printer is still limping along.  my keyboard seems to be acting up.

it's always something.

Not sleeping.  I'll pay for it later.

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Re: What are you Not doing right now?
« Reply #268 on: May 20, 2015, 06:47:44 AM »
found a local place that refills ink cartridges, my B&W plus color cartridges refilled cost me $26 Canadian, tax included (HP printer), less than half the price of new ones, and their guaranteed to work just as well (and they do).

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Re: What are you Not doing right now?
« Reply #269 on: May 20, 2015, 03:09:01 PM »
I still but ultra cheap, 3rd party cartridges (about £1.20 a throw) and they work perfectly in my printer.  I had to buy a chip resetter a while back to get rid of the Epson nagging, but I rarely use it.
Don't put off until tomorrow, what you can put off until the day after.

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