Canon i960 purchasing bonanza at Best Buy, and the questions that result from it.

[Cymbal Man Freq.]

My Canon S600 seems to have a printhead problem yet again. I've physically
cleaned it twice this past week and the nozzle check printout is bizarre. So
much for refilling 4 ink cartridges in one day, it may have caused the
printheads' demise, or maybe the cartridges need to be replaced. If replacing
all 4 cartridges is required, then I might as well spring for a new printer
instead of futzing about something that may be broken for good.

So I'm considering getting a Canon i960 from Best Buy, where they have a
special: you can pay an extra $49.99 with a printer purchase and get to choose 3
software titles from their selection as shown on the internet. I've yet to buy a
new computer yet but I intend to buy one this spring/summer. I'd pick the Iomega
Hotburn Burn & Go Professional (Roxio is crap! at least on my current machine),
Zone Alarm Pro & Net Nanny's Ad Free (it had better be version 4 of ZA but it
doesn't say), and Pinnacle Studio Version 8 [all 3 softwares for my new computer
when it arrives; so if there is a software glitch on these, I'm out of luck]
This is $50 + $40 + $100 = $190 worth of software retail price for only $50 at
Best Buy with the included printer purchase. They have other less expensive
choices like: 202 Game Collection ($40), Hoyle Casino ($50), and even others
valued at $20 a piece.

I don't know if buying a Plextor DVD 8x Drive (PX-708) will require me to have a
spare copy of Pinnacle 8 on hand in case their software that comes with the
ConvertX (PX-M402U, $159) is inadequate. Plextor has a $50 rebate on the combo
package (only with the PX-M401U, $179) ConvertX and Plextor Drive at the Plextor
website. Since the ATI AIW videocard purchase I was going to make fizzled into
"incompatiblility land", I'm looking for a way around it with VIVO (S-Video) of
some sort.

My question (and there is one, if not more), if I buy this Canon printer and
hook it up to my current computer; does that prevent me from installing this
printer on my new computer when it arrives? Is it one printer/one computer in
the EULA? Am I allowed to switch the printer between computers at least once? I
was told that the computer keeps track of ink levels and that disconnecting the
printer from a computer will give the computer amnesia about how much ink is
left in the printer; so switching the printer between computers would be a
mistake on a daily basis and there is no known way to network the printer
cheaply among two computers unless both computers are turned on and networked
themselves. I do have a KVM switch that makes the mouse go berserk when two
computers are on, so I have to use a separate mouse for each computer and bypass
the M part of the switch for both computers. I don't know if the keyboard makes
the machines go beserk yet (I want my money back on this KVM switch, almost!).
Maybe I should get a wireless keyboard for my new machine, but then my old
machine wouldn't be accessible from my lap (not enough room for 2 keyboards
here).

 

[Gary Tait]

On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 20:47:15 GMT, "Cymbal Man Freq." <Don't

My question (and there is one, if not more), if I buy this Canon printer and
hook it up to my current computer; does that prevent me from installing this
printer on my new computer when it arrives?

No. My glance of the EULA for the software that came with my i320
does not tie the license to one machine, let alone to the first
machine it is installed one (like an OEM software license would)

Is it one printer/one computer in
the EULA?

Nothing preventing you from installing the driver software on
numderous PCs, and acceessing that printer from them, either directly
or over the a network.

Am I allowed to switch the printer between computers at least once?

Nothing stopping you.

I was told that the computer keeps track of ink levels and that disconnecting the
printer from a computer will give the computer amnesia about how much ink is
left in the printer; so switching the printer between computers would be a
mistake on a daily basis and there is no known way to network the printer
cheaply among two computers unless both computers are turned on and networked
themselves.

AFAIK, ink counts are store in the printer.

I do have a KVM switch that makes the mouse go berserk when two
computers are on, so I have to use a separate mouse for each computer and bypass
the M part of the switch for both computers. I don't know if the keyboard makes
the machines go beserk yet (I want my money back on this KVM switch, almost!).
Maybe I should get a wireless keyboard for my new machine, but then my old
machine wouldn't be accessible from my lap (not enough room for 2 keyboards
here).

Use a USB KVM switch and keyboard/mouse.

 

[Larry]

My question (and there is one, if not more), if I buy this Canon printer and
hook it up to my current computer; does that prevent me from installing this
printer on my new computer when it arrives? Is it one printer/one computer in
the EULA? Am I allowed to switch the printer between computers at least once? I
was told that the computer keeps track of ink levels and that disconnecting the
printer from a computer will give the computer amnesia about how much ink is
left in the printer; so switching the printer between computers would be a
mistake on a daily basis and there is no known way to network the printer
cheaply among two computers unless both computers are turned on and networked
themselves. I do have a KVM switch that makes the mouse go berserk when two
computers are on, so I have to use a separate mouse for each computer and bypass
the M part of the switch for both computers. I don't know if the keyboard makes
the machines go beserk yet (I want my money back on this KVM switch, almost!).
Maybe I should get a wireless keyboard for my new machine, but then my old
machine wouldn't be accessible from my lap (not enough room for 2 keyboards
here).

You can feel free to move your printer from computer to computer..

As for the ink levels, the canon printer keeps track of ink use by
shining a light source up through the catridge into a prism.

The printer will have a good idea how much ink it has, evenif its not
connected to a computer.

Epson printers use a chip onboard the ink cart to estimate how many
drops of ink have been used, so they dont ned the computer either.

Most of HPs line jus keeps track of the cartridge serial number. (except
the "2000c line".

Larry

 

[Bite Me]

Zone Alarm Pro

I picked up ZA Pro 3 with the year of free updates. Unlike other companies,
their year of updates is a YEAR of updates, regardless of what version it's
up to. I'm now up th 4.5 something. (I paid $10 for ZA Pro 3)

My question (and there is one, if not more), if I buy this Canon printer and
hook it up to my current computer; does that prevent me from installing this
printer on my new computer when it arrives? Is it one printer/one computer in
the EULA? Am I allowed to switch the printer between computers at least once?

The software, maybe. The drivers, no problem. It would be kinda silly (on
their part) having the hot plug capabilities of USB and not let you use
different computers on the same printer. I have the drivers installed on
both this laptop and my desktop. I do files up (most of the time) on the
laptop and transfer them to the Desktop via a USB drive. But I could just
as easily unplug the printer from the desktop and plug it into the laptop.

The only time such a thing would be of importance would be if you tried to
use the same drivers on more than one i860 at a time. But then, you'd have
another CD, wouldn't you?

I was told that the computer keeps track of ink levels and that
disconnecting the printer from a computer will give the computer amnesia
about how much ink is left in the printer;

Some do. Not the i860. Have a look here (page 2) for a good explanation:

http://tinyurl.com/2veav

It's built into the printer. Or at least enough warning is given to let you
change cartridges in time.

 

[Colonel Blip]

Using a 950 here. There is no limitation on switching the printer between
computers; just need to have the printer driver installed on each. I network
mine among 3 computers w/o a problem.

re: ink measurement I can only guess. The optical measuring system shouldn't
care about switching based upon my experience with changing out ink
cartridges. It will read the last reading it had on the cartridge until a
lower level of ink causes the reading to drop. Biggest problem is to get it
to recognize a full cartridge has replaced a nearly empty one. I have an
absolutely empty one I cycle thru so the printer sees empty and then when I
put in the full one it recognizes it.

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