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 Some things don't end
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Jul. 2nd, 2009 @ 08:08 pm 
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Have plan to spend a couple of hours with Rob and Layanna on Sunday morning. Layanna is still getting used to me again, so a vague plan that would have involved her spending the afternoon alone with me was postponed.
Ah, age gaps. I was over twenty when we were close, so I remember her well, and still love her; she was three, so she doesn't really remember me at all.
Fortunately, her parents do remember me perfectly well, so my giving their child who barely knows me a guitar for a present doesn't seem as weird as it might otherwise. (I may also go through with her father's suggestion of showing her some old photos of the two of us.)
It's not that children's guitars are hugely expensive, and certainly this one wasn't expensive for me, but it's still something that qualifies as a "big" present, so.
Meanwhile, some investigation online has revealed that it will actually be a much more practical and economical option for me to replace my printer than just replace the toner cartridge. This is bizarre and weird and wrong to me. Chas says it's pretty common - printers are sold as a loss leader.
Except they're not going to be getting any profit at all, at this rate, because trying to replace the toner cartridge is so much hassle, and so expensive, that I'm just going to go to Officeworks tomorrow morning and buy a new printer. (A better printer, as it turns out, despite the "more economical" aspect.)
*considers*
*checks*
Huh, the cheapest option for colour laser printers is relatively inexpensive these days. On the other hand, if I wanted colour, it would probably be a better idea to get an inkjet printer that can print photos, since I'm getting Into photography now, and still use a black and white laser printer for my article/document/essay-printing needs. That would cost less than ten dollars more than just buying the cheapest colour laser printer, while giving me much better colour printing. Only real downside being that it would mean having two printers.
Wait, no, if I get one that doesn't print CDs and DVDs - which I'm fine with - it's cheaper.
I am suddenly tempted by the printer that can do photo-quality up to A3 size, but that's an investment for when I'm much better at photography. Unsurprisingly, it's rather a lot more expensive. As in, over $500 more than a printer that can only do A4.
Definitely a no.
*sighs*
Okay, so, the part where I'm almost out of toner I can resolve at Officeworks tomorrow. And I need a new external hard drive - the one I have is full.
After that, maybe, I hope... I'll be done with shopping. *sigh*Current Music: Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten
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I have an HP printer and the ink cartridges are only around $10 each. They last pretty long, too. Definitely check out ink cost when you buy a new one.
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July 3rd, 2009 03:04 am (UTC) |
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Yeah, ink costs are generally fine - the one that's crazy is toner for laser printers.
But I have a very strong preference for having a black and white laser printer, because per-page they're still a lot cheaper for printing text, it looks crisper, and if I print out articles and things for uni, it doesn't smear or anything when I scribble notes all over it. :)
Oh yeah-- I should've paid more attention. I do miss having a laser printer around sometimes. I print things at work when I'm feeling REBELLIOUS but I don't like wasting their stuff.
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