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Reiss6-Sep-13 1:27

Reiss

6-Sep-13 1:27

I spy someone who watched last nights QI Smile | :)

PB 369,7836-Sep-13 1:32

PB 369,783

6-Sep-13 1:32

I spy someone who has watched every episode ever, probably has all the DVD Box-sets, the books and a picture of Stephen Fry on his bedroom ceiling.

Dalek Dave6-Sep-13 2:06

6-Sep-13 2:06

Indeed I did.
Every time I come across a new word I make a note of it and try to bring it to the great unwashed.

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Marco Bertschi6-Sep-13 2:07

Marco Bertschi

6-Sep-13 2:07

Dalek Dave wrote:
PSYCHOPOMP

Thanks for the idea.

You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colon."

OriginalGriff6-Sep-13 2:14

OriginalGriff

6-Sep-13 2:14

You change your name more often than a student changes his socks! Laugh | :laugh:

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Marco Bertschi6-Sep-13 2:16

Marco Bertschi

6-Sep-13 2:16

OriginalGriff wrote:
You change your name more often than a student changes his socks!

I wonder if I can continue this until no one here know my real name anymore. Blush | :O

Nicholas Marty6-Sep-13 3:06

Nicholas Marty

6-Sep-13 3:06

Won't happen, Marco Laugh | :laugh:

Marco Bertschi6-Sep-13 3:07

Marco Bertschi

6-Sep-13 3:07

Nicholas Marty wrote:
Marco

Sshhhhh, it's a secret Laugh | :laugh:

Nagy Vilmos6-Sep-13 2:26

Nagy Vilmos

6-Sep-13 2:26

So do you!

speramus in juniperus

Gearing Up

Dalek Dave6-Sep-13 0:13

6-Sep-13 0:13

Samsung Watch[^]

The idea is great, but the battery life needs to be longer and the tethering will mean your phone runs out too.

Plus having to carry 2x chargers with you.

Almost there, I shall wait for the mark 2.

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Maximilien6-Sep-13 1:06

Maximilien

6-Sep-13 1:06

Most/All portable electronic gadgets are still and will be limited due to battery technology not being as advanced as the gadget they need to power.

As soon as the big oil company decide to put money on it, you will see big leaps in battery efficiency.

I'd rather be phishing!

Dr.Walt Fair, PE6-Sep-13 5:35

Dr.Walt Fair, PE

6-Sep-13 5:35

I'm curious as to why no one other than the oil companies are capable of developing better batteries. Or is it that no other companies or organizations have enough money?

CQ de W5ALT

Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software

Keith Barrow6-Sep-13 1:36

Keith Barrow

6-Sep-13 1:36

They seem to have misspelled "Pedometer", I wonder if this is rated in Savilles, which is the SI unit for such a proclivity.

PB 369,783 wrote:
I just find him very unlikeable, and I think the way he looks like a prettier version of his Mum is very disturbing.[^]

PB 369,7836-Sep-13 1:45

PB 369,783

6-Sep-13 1:45

So it's a phone and a watch? That's two products for the price of 3.

Dalek Dave6-Sep-13 2:08

6-Sep-13 2:08

PB 369,783 wrote:
That's two products for the price of 3

So good I am going to steal it and pass it off as my own!
(qv Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Thomas Edison etc)

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Mike Hankey6-Sep-13 2:50

Mike Hankey

6-Sep-13 2:50

I remember years ago they came out with a calculator watch and I knew 1 engineer that got one just to be cool and it was big and clunky, like this one and looks nerdy as hell. He quit wearing it after a couple of weeks. Maybe if they implanted a flexible screen on your shirt sleeve and..., no it would still look nerdy as hell. Unless that's the look you're going for?

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Rage6-Sep-13 3:01

Rage

6-Sep-13 3:01

Dalek Dave wrote:
but the battery life needs to be longer

I know some activities that would drive the acceleration-meter nuts. Blush | :O

~RaGE();

I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb

Laser printers.

Septimus Hedgehog5-Sep-13 22:25

Septimus Hedgehog

5-Sep-13 22:25

Moving aside from my recent thread about refillable ink cartridges I'd like to ask about laser printers.

What is it that makes a good b/w laser printer? What I'm saying is that you can spend £200 and more from one manufacturer and £50 from another. Are the £200 jobs immeasurably superior to the dumpster-priced £50 printers? I want a decent printer in the sense I'd like sharp text and that can display reasonable images on the occasions I need to. I know DPI is important and you can apparently have too much DPI?

Printing speed for example: If I have to wait 20 seconds per page I'm ok with that. A minute per page I'd probably get a bit fed up. Sometimes I like to print multiple page PDFs so double sided printing would be nice.

Do modern toner kits "degrade/expire" like some ink cartridges? Are they chipped to expire?

Do you pay more for WiFi printers over cable types?

So, essentially, I don't print a lot but I'd like reasonable print quality at a price that lines up with my occasional use. There are so many printers to choose from and so many high-fives in one review but which gets a kick in the ass on another. If someone can give me some essential points to look for it would be much appreciated.

If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.

Dalek Dave5-Sep-13 22:42

5-Sep-13 22:42

You get what you pay for.

Taking your points in order...

A £50 printer will work fine, but it will not be fast, will not have a huge storage capacity (both RAM and Paper Reservoir) and will not be as sturdy.
For a 'Good' printer you need to start looking at about £100, (I would recommend a Brother 3040cn at about £85 for a minimum in this range)

Printing speed: Go for at least 16ppm with a cold start time of about 30 seconds max. Any slower print is annoying, and any longer wait is thumb-twiddlingly boring.

Modern toners do not degrade over measurable time (ie several years), they are NOT chipped to expire, but can be chipped to be non-refillable.
There is often a 'Window' in the toner that by judicious use of a black marker pen and kinetic agitation can extrend the life by 10-20%.

Yes, you certainly do pay more for wifi printers but not much more, it really depends on your set up as to whether or not it is worth it.

Best tip I can give is STAY AWAY FROM CANON.
They are excellent printers but the toners are pricey and suppliers are not often able to reduce costs on them.
Brother or HP are the best for value/running costs.

From a technical side Xerox are the Gold Standard but are hideously expensive.

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Mark_Wallace5-Sep-13 22:45

Mark_Wallace

5-Sep-13 22:45

Dalek Dave wrote:
Best tip I can give is STAY AWAY FROM CANON.

What, you haven't uploaded them yet?

I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

Dalek Dave5-Sep-13 23:01

5-Sep-13 23:01

Yes, all fully loaded on Cartridges and Toners.

It is just that they are pricey.

No need to be cynical, I am just giving fair advice Smile | :)

If I was going to be his supplier I would say "Epson inkjets all the way".

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Mark_Wallace5-Sep-13 23:27

Mark_Wallace

5-Sep-13 23:27

Hmm. So I accidentally bought the right one.

I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

OriginalGriff5-Sep-13 23:38

OriginalGriff

5-Sep-13 23:38

Epson inkjets are pretty much the best for running costs: not only are the print heads not part of the ink cartridge (making them considerably cheaper) but they also provide separate cartridges for all colours as standard - so when the cyan runs out you don't have to replace the magenta and yellow at the same time. This also means that the aftermarket cartridges are seriously cheap, and generally very, very good.

The only downside is that you need to use them regularly - if you don't, the ink dries in the head and it can be impossible to get all jets firing again. New printer time when that happens, because it's normally cheaper than buying a new head!

Dalek Dave5-Sep-13 23:40

5-Sep-13 23:40

Epson are cheap as chips, good quality and ubiquitous.
You will never have supply problems.
(That said there was a dearth of T1301's recently, but the big boat from China has arrived and so all is well)

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