<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=683" rel="attachment wp-att-683"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-683" title="Epson-aculaser-1100c(Nov11)" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Epson-aculaser-1100cNov11.jpg" alt="" width="190" height="200" /></a>Computer printers are a real nightmare. If it's not an inkjet printer inks drying out then it's laser printer needing a new photoconductor. Our old Epson Aculaser 1100C was first purchased in September 2005 so it has done 7 years good service which is pretty good for a piece of electronics. It still works today however the cost of consummables (1 toner + 1 photoconductor = £150) has outstripped the cost of purchasing a new printer (£144). I hate to see a serviceable bit of kit being sent off to the knackers yard and I struggled hard to make the decision but the decision has been made. I know the manufacturers make more profit from consummables than from the printers themselves but that seems very wrong to me and not environmentally friendly.

The new printer (Epson C1750N) arrived two days after ordering through Amazon and being a networkable printer I have connected it to the network hub so both Jane and I can now print in colour. Will the new printer last as long as the old one? We shall see...