easysurfer
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So Walt, have you gotten and set up the printer yet? I'm needing a new one, and I want to hear your opinion. Especially does it work with Win10, if that's an issue with you. I can't get my old color (not AiO) printer to install on my Win10 machine, although I think it's more an issue with the printer than Win10. The USB port on the printer seems to be broken, and there's no way to install it without that.
It's nice to have a jump starter. We have one and it has come in handy several times. Sure, it's a luxury, but we think it earned its cost the first time we used it.Actually I'm not that patient, just more selective on the battles I choose to fight. Since it has only happened twice in the 20 months we've owned the car, both times in our garage where I could quickly slap a charger on the battery to start it, it hasn't yet reached my "take this car and shove it" level of concern. Plus, I have an extended warranty so I'm not worried about the cost of out of warranty repairs.
If the frequency increases I'll definitely become more proactive.
After a few weeks of use I can report that I have had no issues with this printer (Dell E525W All-in-one color laser printer). The copy function works well and the printing is very clear and sharp. It even does a fair job with photos for a laser printer. No jamming so far. I haven't tried the fax yet, I only need that two or three times a year. We are still on the original toner cartridges and probably will be until next summer or fall. I bought aftermarket toner cartridges since the Dell ones are priced outrageously high and will let you know if there are any issues with those.
Oh, the default set up is to answer the phone line as a fax so I had to look in the manual to find out how to turn that off. But that's a one-time minor pita.
So far I'm liking this printer.
Yesterday we had a power failure for a couple of hours, probably due to a brief but heavy thunderstorm with lots of wind.Just thought this might be fun for those of us who occasionally succumb to the allure of consumerism...
To start the thread, I'll go first. This morning I got an emergency weather radio. This could be a timely purchase, given that I live in New Orleans and that hurricane season is coming up on the first of June.
This is an AM/FM/weather/alerts/shortwave radio, and has a lithium battery, hand crank, solar, and AAA battery backup. It can charge a cell phone or iPad, has a flashlight, and more. Basically it is the Swiss Army knife of radios and looks like a nice radio to have in a weather emergency with power outage.