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- From: b_kondalski@trwvssi.vssi.trw.com (Brian J. Kondalski)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin
- Subject: Re: Postscript Printers
- Date: 5 Nov 1992 18:07:16 GMT
- Organization: TRW Vehicle Safety Systems, Inc.
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- In article <1992Nov5.100649.4012@titan.ksc.nasa.gov>, steve@vulture.ksc.nasa.gov (Steve Schindler) writes:
- > Just a comment on QMS printers- We just has occasion to request
- > warranty service on our QMS PS-2220 (it had a loud, rattling noise
- > when we received it). QMS National Service quoted rates of $110/hr
- > for technician time plus $70/hr for travel time. This was for
- > _warranty_ service! Parts were free, thank goodness.
- >
- > In all fairness, if we would ship the printer to the repair depot,
- > they would fix it for free. Of course, the printer weighs about
- > 100 pounds and would have to be shipped by truck.
-
- Exactly the same philosophy with the Textronix Phaserjet printers. They sure
- don't seem to want us to buy more of them. Kind of ridiculous to offer a
- warranty when it really doesn't cover much.
-
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