Saturday, February 09, 2008

And They Call It Printer Love

OMG! OMG! I’m in love.

Yeah, I found her. I’ve stared at this girl for a long time. Actually never really this girl. This little sweetie was out of my league. Way too much for a guy like me. Outclassed.

But something brought us together. Perhaps it was God. Perhaps it was the human directional marketing specialists (you know the guys standing on the corner).

Yes, I was there when the last CompUSA in Michigan was closing. It was Lansing, the state capitol. And that is where I found her.

An Epson LQ-570+. A laser printer? Please. I have two laser printers already. An Ink Jet? God no. What type of computer geek do you think I am? You think I would own an Ink Jet printer? Pleeease!

It is Dot Matrix. What a beautiful technology. May I quote from the internet?

Introducing the super fast, super sharp and super quiet 24-pin dot matrix printer. The LQ-570+ narrow carriage prints at 337 characters per second in draft and 112 cps in letter quality. You get the sharpest Ultra Letter Quality printing at 360 dpi with an optional film ribbon.

  • 225cps draft/75cps LQ @ 10CPI
  • 269cps draft/90cps LQ @ 12CPI
  • 337cps draft/112cps LQ @ 15CPI
  • Handles up to 4-part forms

Handles 4 Part Forms! Handles 4 Part Forms! Try to do that with a laser printer or an ink jet printer.

Plus, best part. It was labeled $10, when we got to the cash register, it was only $5.

What about the ribbons? (For you kids out there, ribbons are what we used in the old days on these printers.)

The ribbons are available on the internet for $5 (plus shipping).

It is a cold day in Michigan in February and I’m in love. Sure, its just a printer, but some days that is enough.

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