[committee] New printer

[Anil Sharma]

Fair enough.

At 02:14 PM 26/04/2005, James Cox wrote:

>On 25/04/2005, at 11:37 PM, Anil Sharma wrote:
>
>>1c for a page?  So I could have printed my thesis for $1 (well minus the 
>>glorious colour pages).  It is just toooooo cheap, and has impacted on 
>>future users (not me).
>
>The only cost to UCC was the paper that was used. At a cost of between $5 
>and $8 per ream (500 pages) we were making a slight profit on every page - 
>the current rate is 2c per page, not 1c.
>UCC obtained more than enough LaserWriters to continue replacing the toner 
>cartridges for free.
>Wear and tear is negligible on printers that arrive at UCC already having 
>developed the signature paper ejection problem of the engine.
>
>
>>I know donations are not compulsory, but charging a proper amount 
>>beforehand would have lessened the need for donations.
>
>UCC doesn't *need* donations in the first place - the habit is to ask for 
>half in donations whether or not we have enough money in the kitty to 
>purchase outright.
>
>>  It is unfair that the same few people (not me)( keep on donating to the 
>> club, especially in this case where the old printer's usage should have 
>> been properly paid for.
>
>The point of donations is to have the people that will use the new 
>facilities bear more of the initial outlay. For a printer which requires 
>you to pay for its upkeep anyway, it may be a little unfair, but it makes 
>perfect sense for other purchases. Personally, I agree that in this case 
>UCC should just buy it outright, but we did only ask for one-quarter in 
>donations than one-half.
>
>[RME] ~Coxy

Cheers,
Anil.
BSc. (Neuroscience) Hons.