Dear visitors,
One of the visitors of my site (www.printeradvice.com) asked me what data I use for my printer cost calculator. I told him I use official manufacturer data, because it's impossible for me to test 40 printers. First, ofcourse I don't have 40 printers and second, I can't afford 40 original cartridges. The problem is that printer manufacturers publish very optimistic data and don't use one standard (or don't publish the results). He (known as Osage at this forum) came with a great idea:
I can open an account so that people can pay a small amount (he was willing to pay $ 5). Depending on the amount I collect, I can pay people for testing (reliable people such as the moderators of nifty stuff) as many printers as possible, using a standard test (like the ISO test). They can print this test until the cartridge is empty and send me the results. Then I can put the results at my site and see whether the manufacturer data is reliable and, if not, inform you about it.
Please let me know what you think about this idea!
One of the visitors of my site (www.printeradvice.com) asked me what data I use for my printer cost calculator. I told him I use official manufacturer data, because it's impossible for me to test 40 printers. First, ofcourse I don't have 40 printers and second, I can't afford 40 original cartridges. The problem is that printer manufacturers publish very optimistic data and don't use one standard (or don't publish the results). He (known as Osage at this forum) came with a great idea:
I can open an account so that people can pay a small amount (he was willing to pay $ 5). Depending on the amount I collect, I can pay people for testing (reliable people such as the moderators of nifty stuff) as many printers as possible, using a standard test (like the ISO test). They can print this test until the cartridge is empty and send me the results. Then I can put the results at my site and see whether the manufacturer data is reliable and, if not, inform you about it.
Please let me know what you think about this idea!