-=PCTechTalk=- Brother Printers

I used to love my Brother MFC 420CN all-in-one
printer/multifunction center.

Now I plan on getting rid of it as soon as the
ink runs dry.  Well, I might 
keep it for the FAX function but that is all.

It seems that if you leave the printer turned on,
it will automatically 
clean itself every so often, whether it needs it
or not and use your 
expensive ink to do it!  There is no way to
adjust or control the frequency 
based on useage or environmental conditions.  And
it reserves the last 20% 
of the ink for cleaning, just in case you are
slow to replace an empty 
cartridge.

This means that even if I never print a color
page, I will spend about $70 a 
year buying color ink.

Also, the printer will not print anything if any
ink cartridge is empty. 
That means if magenta runs out I can not print a
black only document until I 
replace the empty magenta cartridge.

Don
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From: "~OoO~" <SirTrothverizon.net>
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Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Have ordered my
computer componets


> hmmm... words of advice... well, take your
time, and don't be afraid to 
> take a break if something's not working out the
way you'd like it.
> In all honesty, building the computer is
actually very easy. Sure, 
> intimidating if you've never done it before,
but easy none-the-less. As a 
> first-timer, I would google "building a pc"
and
just have something right 
> next to you to use as a reference to make sure
you didn't miss anything.
>
> Always make sure you're grounded as you work on
the system. If you don't 
> ground yourself (which I never do, and is a bad
habit) just make sure you 
> are always constantly touching something that
IS grounded. For example, if 
> I am building next to one of my other
computers, I will constantly touch 
> the tower of that otehr computer to drain any
static.
>
> Don't forget the thermal paste, as it would
suck to remove the CPU after 
> everything is built because you forgot to add
the paste.
>
> And... while everyone will give you different
opinions and methods of what 
> THEY do, here is what I usually do.
>
> I will put the tower, PSU, mobo, video card,
RAM, CPU/heatsink and 
> keyboard all together and nothing else (do not
forget the keyboard. No HD, 
> no floppy, no CD/DVD... nothing else. You can
have the other items 
> physically in the tower, just don't connect
them to the mobo yet. I then 
> turn on the computer and see if it starts up
properly and goes to the 
> screen that says hit whatever to go into setup.
Then go into setup, which 
> is the BIOS, and look for an option somewhere
that says load OPTIMAL 
> settings. Do that, then shut down, restart.
After restart, doesn't matter 
> whether or not you go into the BIOS again. Just
shut down, and assuming 
> you got no errors about memory or anything
already in there, then go ahead 
> and attach everything else. NOTE... you WILL
get errors this way, but the 
> errors you will get are errors on what you
might not have installed.. like 
> a HD, no OS, no MOUSE, etc. That's ok.
>
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> On Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:38:02 -0500, Jo Ann
wrote:
>>  Troth,
>>
>>  You're  right as usual   Late last
night,
UPS told me it will
>>  be here today. Have downloaded the mobo
manual and will be reading
>>  it. Will be putting it together over the
weekend. I'm sure I'll
>>  need some help before it's done. Any words of
advice before I
>>  start?
>>
>>  Jo Ann
>>
>>  ~OoO~ wrote:
>> >  When you placed the order, I'm not sure if
you remembered what
>> >  it said, but at the very LAST screen before
you press the
>> >  button to actually submit the order, you
will see it say
>> >  something like YOUR ORDER WILL BE DELIVERED
IN ONE BUSINESS DAY
>> >  (or 3, or whatever). Majority of the time
with Newegg, as long
>> >  as the order was placed before 5:00, I
usually get it the next
>> >  day. That statement there will tell you
when you will get it,
>> >  and it has never been wrong for me.
>> >
>> >  ======================================
>> >  = SirTroth
>> >  ======================================
>> >  = ICQ: 1717439
>> >  = YAHOO: SirTroth
>> >  = SKYPE: SirTroth
>> >  = XFIRE: SirTroth
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>> >  = MSN: SirTrothhotmail.com (don't email
me
here)
>> >  ======================================
>> >
>> >  On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 22:59:12 -0500, Jo Ann
wrote:
>> >
>> > >  You may be right. the only other thing
I've ordered from
>> > >  them, I came home to find the package,
then checked my e-
>> > >  mail and there was the tracking number
   I
was hoping to
>> > >  find out a little bit in advance,
because
someone needs to
>> > >  be home to sign for the package.
>> > >
>> > >  Jo Ann
>> > >
>> > >  ~OoO~ wrote:
>> > >
>> > >  The online UPS tracking site is usually
off by about a
>> > >  day... that has been my experience with
it. I can tell you
>> > >  that if Newegg says they've shipped it,
they have probably
>> > >  really shipped it and you will get it
within the frame.
>> > >
>> > > >
>> > >  ======================================
>> > >  = SirTroth
>> > >  ======================================
>> > >  = ICQ: 1717439
>> > >  = YAHOO: SirTroth
>> > >  = SKYPE: SirTroth
>> > >  = XFIRE: SirTroth
>> > >  = AIM/AOL: SirTrothX
>> > >  = http://ut2004.sirtroth.com

>> > >  = MSN: SirTrothhotmail.com (don't email
me here)
>> > >  ======================================
>> > >
>> > > >
>> > >  On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 22:07:04 -0500, Jo
Ann wrote:
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > > >  I've ordered my computer parts
from
Newegg, and I'm
>> > > > >  kind of irritated with them.
They
sent me an e-mail
>> > > > >  with a UPS tracking number
just after
midnight saying
>> > > > >  my package had been shipped
and
predicting I would
>> > > > >  receive it tommorrow. As of
two
minutes ago ( it's now
>> > > > >  10 PM) UPC says they haven't
gotten
the package yet.
>> > > > >  Just bad luck, because they
have a
place in Memphis TN
>> > > > >  ( even though they're shipping
from
NJ ) it's costing
>> > > > >  me $92 in taxes  :-( GMan,
you're
right, I forgot to
>> > > > >  order the case fan :-[
>> > > > >
>> > > > >  Jo Ann
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Well, I am not a big fan of Hewlett-Packard but my HP
Photosmart 3210 
All-in-One will continue to print with the black ink after
one of the colors 
runs out.  First one I have had that did that. Having said
that, I will 
never buy another one because it will not print odd size
cards and envelopes 
from my many greeting card programs.  It is programmable to
do that but it 
just won't do it after setting all the properties correctly.
 I finally 
ordered a cheap refurbished Epson C88 for doing envelopes
and it does a 
great job.  The HP does a good job of copying and
scanning---and printing if 
I only need standard size pages.
Sandi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "dswabc" <dswabcyahoo.com>
To: <pctechtalkfreelists.org>
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 10:00 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Brother Printers


>I used to love my Brother MFC 420CN all-in-one
> printer/multifunction center.
>
> Now I plan on getting rid of it as soon as the
> ink runs dry.  Well, I might
> keep it for the FAX function but that is all.
>
> It seems that if you leave the printer turned on,
> it will automatically
> clean itself every so often, whether it needs it
> or not and use your
> expensive ink to do it!  There is no way to
> adjust or control the frequency
> based on useage or environmental conditions.  And
> it reserves the last 20%
> of the ink for cleaning, just in case you are
> slow to replace an empty
> cartridge.
>
> This means that even if I never print a color
> page, I will spend about $70 a
> year buying color ink.
>
> Also, the printer will not print anything if any
> ink cartridge is empty.
> That means if magenta runs out I can not print a
> black only document until I
> replace the empty magenta cartridge.
>
> Don
> --
>
>
> Titusville (FL) High School Class of '68  40th
> Reunion
> Please join our Yahoo Group at:
> http://groups.ya
hoo.com/group/ths68/
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "~OoO~" <SirTrothverizon.net>
> To: <pctechtalkfreelists.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 10:17 AM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Have ordered my
> computer componets
>
>
>> hmmm... words of advice... well, take your
> time, and don't be afraid to
>> take a break if something's not working out the
> way you'd like it.
>> In all honesty, building the computer is
> actually very easy. Sure,
>> intimidating if you've never done it before,
> but easy none-the-less. As a
>> first-timer, I would google "building a
pc" and
> just have something right
>> next to you to use as a reference to make sure
> you didn't miss anything.
>>
>> Always make sure you're grounded as you work on
> the system. If you don't
>> ground yourself (which I never do, and is a bad
> habit) just make sure you
>> are always constantly touching something that
> IS grounded. For example, if
>> I am building next to one of my other
> computers, I will constantly touch
>> the tower of that otehr computer to drain any
> static.
>>
>> Don't forget the thermal paste, as it would
> suck to remove the CPU after
>> everything is built because you forgot to add
> the paste.
>>
>> And... while everyone will give you different
> opinions and methods of what
>> THEY do, here is what I usually do.
>>
>> I will put the tower, PSU, mobo, video card,
> RAM, CPU/heatsink and
>> keyboard all together and nothing else (do not
> forget the keyboard. No HD,
>> no floppy, no CD/DVD... nothing else. You can
> have the other items
>> physically in the tower, just don't connect
> them to the mobo yet. I then
>> turn on the computer and see if it starts up
> properly and goes to the
>> screen that says hit whatever to go into setup.
> Then go into setup, which
>> is the BIOS, and look for an option somewhere
> that says load OPTIMAL
>> settings. Do that, then shut down, restart.
> After restart, doesn't matter
>> whether or not you go into the BIOS again. Just
> shut down, and assuming
>> you got no errors about memory or anything
> already in there, then go ahead
>> and attach everything else. NOTE... you WILL
> get errors this way, but the
>> errors you will get are errors on what you
> might not have installed.. like
>> a HD, no OS, no MOUSE, etc. That's ok.
>>
>> ======================================
>> = SirTroth
>> ======================================
>> = ICQ: 1717439
>> = YAHOO: SirTroth
>> = SKYPE: SirTroth
>> = XFIRE: SirTroth
>> = AIM/AOL: SirTrothX
>> = http://ut2004.sirtroth.com

>> = MSN: SirTrothhotmail.com (don't email
me
> here)
>> ======================================
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:38:02 -0500, Jo Ann
> wrote:
>>>  Troth,
>>>
>>>  You're  right as usual   Late last
night,
> UPS told me it will
>>>  be here today. Have downloaded the mobo
> manual and will be reading
>>>  it. Will be putting it together over the
> weekend. I'm sure I'll
>>>  need some help before it's done. Any words of
> advice before I
>>>  start?
>>>
>>>  Jo Ann
>>>
>>>  ~OoO~ wrote:
>>> >  When you placed the order, I'm not sure
if
> you remembered what
>>> >  it said, but at the very LAST screen
before
> you press the
>>> >  button to actually submit the order, you
> will see it say
>>> >  something like YOUR ORDER WILL BE
DELIVERED
> IN ONE BUSINESS DAY
>>> >  (or 3, or whatever). Majority of the
time
> with Newegg, as long
>>> >  as the order was placed before 5:00, I
> usually get it the next
>>> >  day. That statement there will tell you
> when you will get it,
>>> >  and it has never been wrong for me.
>>> >
>>> >  ======================================
>>> >  = SirTroth
>>> >  ======================================
>>> >  = ICQ: 1717439
>>> >  = YAHOO: SirTroth
>>> >  = SKYPE: SirTroth
>>> >  = XFIRE: SirTroth
>>> >  = AIM/AOL: SirTrothX
>>> >  = http://ut2004.sirtroth.com

>>> >  = MSN: SirTrothhotmail.com (don't email
me
> here)
>>> >  ======================================
>>> >
>>> >  On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 22:59:12 -0500, Jo
Ann
> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > >  You may be right. the only other
thing
> I've ordered from
>>> > >  them, I came home to find the
package,
> then checked my e-
>>> > >  mail and there was the tracking
number
>  
 I was hoping to
>>> > >  find out a little bit in advance,
because
> someone needs to
>>> > >  be home to sign for the package.
>>> > >
>>> > >  Jo Ann
>>> > >
>>> > >  ~OoO~ wrote:
>>> > >
>>> > >  The online UPS tracking site is
usually
> off by about a
>>> > >  day... that has been my experience
with
> it. I can tell you
>>> > >  that if Newegg says they've shipped
it,
> they have probably
>>> > >  really shipped it and you will get
it
> within the frame.
>>> > >
>>> > > >
>>> > > 
======================================
>>> > >  = SirTroth
>>> > > 
======================================
>>> > >  = ICQ: 1717439
>>> > >  = YAHOO: SirTroth
>>> > >  = SKYPE: SirTroth
>>> > >  = XFIRE: SirTroth
>>> > >  = AIM/AOL: SirTrothX
>>> > >  = http://ut2004.sirtroth.com

>>> > >  = MSN: SirTrothhotmail.com (don't email
> me here)
>>> > > 
======================================
>>> > >
>>> > > >
>>> > >  On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 22:07:04 -0500,
Jo
> Ann wrote:
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > > >  I've ordered my computer
parts from
> Newegg, and I'm
>>> > > > >  kind of irritated with
them. They
> sent me an e-mail
>>> > > > >  with a UPS tracking number
just after
> midnight saying
>>> > > > >  my package had been
shipped and
> predicting I would
>>> > > > >  receive it tommorrow. As
of two
> minutes ago ( it's now
>>> > > > >  10 PM) UPC says they
haven't gotten
> the package yet.
>>> > > > >  Just bad luck, because
they have a
> place in Memphis TN
>>> > > > >  ( even though they're
shipping from
> NJ ) it's costing
>>> > > > >  me $92 in taxes  :-( GMan,
you're
> right, I forgot to
>>> > > > >  order the case fan :-[
>>> > > > >
>>> > > > >  Jo Ann
>>> > > > >  --
>>> >
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