Agreed, but "all-in-ones" are also much cheaper. I don't need a scanner or copier enough to warrant buying standalone ones for use at home, but if I can get it for say $70 more as part of an all-in-one printer that seems worth it to me for the convenience.
Given that we're talking about cost here as a major concern, I think that's a valid thing for folks to look at. However, if you only want a inkjet, there are many solutions for you for under $50.
I felt the same as you did about integrated peripherals, but as prices have plummeted I actually prefer them now. I'd rather have an integrated motherboard that costs $100 than a motherboard, SATA card, sound card, graphics card, networking card that are all separate and cost $300 total. If a component breaks I don't mind shelling out $100 to replace the whole thing, and the lack of all of the connectors and sockets and impaired airflow is a huge plus for me.
But, YMMV.
Jeffrey.
On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 3:35 AM, Leo Mauler [email protected] wrote:
Among the many reasons I do not own a Mac is that I am distrustful of "all-in-one" technology. Printers need only print. More "options" provide additional things which can break, sometimes before other options resulting in (for example) a printer which has a broken scanner, necessitating purchase of a separate scanner anyway or disposal of a perfectly good printer. Integration often results in horrible mistakes like the entire line of Windows OSes after v3.11.
Yes I was annoyed about motherboards coming with on-board <anything>. I don't buy any motherboard which has on-board technology (such as networking, video, sound, modem, hard drive controller, floppy controller, etc.) which cannot be switched off and replaced with an add-on card.