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From: mvolo@ecsvax.UUCP (Michael R. Volow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Epson MX-80 print head madness
Message-ID: <4641@ecsvax.UUCP>
Date: 21 Feb 88 12:54:20 GMT
References: <351@dalcsug.UUCP> <1139@houxu.UUCP>
Organization: UNC Educational Computing Service
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Summary: What do print heads cost in general?



[deleted stuff about MX-80 print head costing $185]

I would be interested in the experience of others as to what print
heads cost in general.  The print head for my Okidata 92 cost $115
from Okidata (unavailable anywhere else) and I convinced myself to
replace it once.

I'll bet (but I don't know) printheads for 24-pin printers cost even
more, at a time in the printer's life when its original $400-500 
value has depreciated to $175-250.  I know that other parts of the
printer wear too.  Is it worth replacing the printhead of a cheap,
good printer, such as the Panasonic KX1092i, which has a new street
price of about $200?

What do other net members think about whether it's worthwhile to repair
a printer?  I repaired mine because I just didn't want to buy another
printer at the time.

Michael Volow, M.D.
Dept of Psychiatry, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, N.C. 27705
919 286 0411                           mvolo@ecsvax.UUCP