Free printer.....

[CrazyJake]

That's not what I meant Chadley...I don't really want to keep buying $80 kits and color etc....

The other thing is I don't know if I can print out thousands of sheets per month....I just don't use my printer that much.

 

[Ribbet]

Chadley ...

First, these Tektronix Phasers have gotten great reviews for years. But we don't bump into them often because of their price. Thanks for confirming earlier reviews.

Second, where/how did you order black ink for shipping only? The only reference to black ink on this offer's web page indicate it's included in color packs. Once you're accepted, do you have options not mentioned on these pages?

Finally, what are "Maintenance Kits" ($79 or $136)? Do they include ink? Are they required/essential/useful? Can one do without 'em?

Thanks ......

(really final <g>): How well would these critters print photos? Have you tried it (or hi-res graphics)?

 

[chadley]

On the site somewhere it should mention that black ink is free. However if it doesn't trust me i just received (today) an order of 50 boxes of black ink (with three sticks per box) all for $9.75. That should be enough ink for atleast 2 years but probably more (should be enough for over 172,000 prints). The maintenance kits are necessary and they consist basically of a roller for the paper after it has been sprayed with ink. There is an internal counter which tells you when to buy a new one which is every 40,000 prints for the extended version (about $80). I have printed photos and the image is very good (not quite as good as the dedicated photo printers though, but still very very good).

 

[spec411]

403 Forbidden please email me spec411@themail.com

 

[SealBeater]

I don't want this to turn into a &quot;me too&quot; thread, but I would be interested in this information myself..I'll look around and see if I can find anything, but any pointers would be appriciated.

SealBeater
PS This is my first post to this forum.

 

[403Forbidden]

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[CrazyJake]

That's screwed up...I wouldn't tell them either Forbidden....What could they do anyway....Nothing freakin' Junior Members...

 

[chadley]

Sorry for the hosers Forbidden. I do want to ask anyone if they have had a problem with the deal. My first month just ran up and I did not receive the promised e-mail reminding me to submit my print quota. Is this a trick or is this just a screw up on their part?

 

[spec411]

403 Forbidden: yeah there are some real jerkoffs out there...i will wait till you can send the info out...

 

[chadley]

My first month just ran up with the printer and I didn't receive any e-mails reminding me to send my monthly printing output. I didn't configure my printer for automatic e-mail so I was planning on faxing the page. Has anyone had any problems with this?

 

[Denogginizer]

Chadley,

I just got approved for this deal, but I'm a little apprehensive. Do you know for a fact that they won't hold you to a minimum &quot;ink coverage&quot; per page, or necessitate the use of color ink? As far as I can tell, the only true limit is the number of pages, which seems kind of silly from their point of view because one could just print through 3,000 copies of a single word processor page with a period on it.

How are you using your printer? Relatively light coverage, or what? Also, they say they have a guarantee, and if you don't like it you can send it back at any time and owe nothing, so I guess it might not hurt to try.

 

[dgxq]

First off, this deal mainly appeals to business users. Just some info regarding the printer:

- Every time you turn it on, it will go through a cleaning cycle. 1 cleaning cycle will consume at least a third of an ink stick for each color: cyan, yellow, and magenta. CMYK = 4 separate ink sticks. (Note: 1 nonblack ink stick is roughly $40 through Xerox.)
- The printer has a energy saving mode. Every time it wakes up from this mode, it will go through a cleaning cycle. The only way to avoid these cleaning cycles is to keep the printer on standby or fully on all the time. Standby mode kills 145 Watts of electricity.
- If you run out of any color ink (which may occur because of the unnecessary cleaning cycles), the printer will refuse to print until another ink stick of the appropriate color is inserted. That means you can't even print black if any of the other colors are used up.
- The printer is setup to automatically email the usage report by default. As far as I know, Xerox does not care about the ink coverage per page; they only look at the number of pages printed. I figure they will still be making money because the maintenance kit is rated per x number of pages, so someone could print out a blank piece of paper, save ink, but yet still need to shell out cash for the maintenance kit. (The one they ship with the printer is rated for 10,000 pages.)

Because of the electricity consumption as well as the page quota, the program is very unpractical for home owners. If anyone gets free electricity (i.e. lives in an apartment with fixed utilities), then it might be a better bargain. Aside from these points, the program is excellent, as is the printer. The customer service individuals are very courteous.

 

[spec411]

403 forbidden: PLEASE email me at spec411@themail.com! my first notice for not sending in the page count report has come!

 

[force]

dgxq,
where did you find out about the cleaning cycle takes up a third of the stick ?

It's pretty bad..
I mean, if you just turn on-turn off the printer for three times, then you have to change the stick ?

Thanks

 

[Krunk]

darn! didnt make it!!!
-------------
Dear xxxxxxxx,

Thank you for applying for a FreeColorPrinter. We greatly appreciate
your interest!

Our intent at FreeColorPrinters.com is to get a Tektronix Phaser®
840 Solid-Ink Color Printer into the hands of new users and then let
it speak for itself. However, we regret that we are unable to provide
your office with a free color printer at this time.

Currently, we have had to limit our selection process to those
applicants who can best take advantage of the wide range of features
that the Phaser 840 color printer offers as a high-performance,
network color printer.

We are hoping to expand the program in the future and will keep your
application on file for possible future consideration.

In the meantime, thank you again for your interest and participation.

Sincerely,

Doug Robert
Program Manager,
FreeColorPrinters.com


PS. If you have a more immediate need for a Tektronix® color
printer by Xerox®, there are a couple of alternatives we can
offer you including: a $300 rebate on a new printer,** or up to a
$1000 trade-in rebate on select HP printers.

 

[jbcrum]

There is no way that each cleaning cycle uses up i/3 of each stick of ink. I have yet to replace my color ink and have gone through atleast 5 cleaning cycles and I also have printed color in hi-res mode....This IS a very good deal, especially for college students with roommates on a small p2p network (we all split the costs for supllies and our landlord pays utilities). Besides just print some stuff for some friends (flyers for bands, textbooks, etc.) and you can make enough money to pay for the supplies.
BTW this is way OT but I posted this on MyCoupons and everyone thought I worked for Xerox and the mod deleted my post...what's up with MyCoupons?? the level of paranoia on that site is too high (I think that they are all just too old)..

 

[Scyber]

Hey,

anyone that got this printer, if you were creative (*cough*), what did you put down for your answers. I could actually use one of these, but I am not sure of whether I will be accepted.

Scyber

 

[Vette73]

You get what you pay for, or you get in it the rear later, read the fine print.

 

[jbcrum]

What fine print??? The maintenance kit for the 840 is cheaper than the 850...besides i've already made enough to buy $250 of color ink and a maintenance kit which lasts for about a year. All for a $2500 printer. I think it is a good deal. Besides you can always send it back to them with no penalty.