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Some years ago I was on a Civil Protection Excercise as the IT and Communications Officer. Part of my Gear was a small printer (can't remember which brand). Aft
by deutschepost 5y ago
Some years ago I was on a Civil Protection Excercise as the IT and Communications Officer. Part of my Gear was a small printer (can't remember which brand). After I set up the laptops for the team I put the cartridges in the printer and the printer told me, that these were the "Setup Cartridges" which were only usable in the first few months after purchase. And that I was supposed to buy normal cartridges to use the printer.
I was able to get a replacement printer from the place where we were staying, but this situation still enrages me to this day. What if this had been a real emergency?
- nbernard 5y agoOn the other hand, this is one of the reasons for having exercises. I hope you diffused the information and that this printer brand is now known and banned in every emergency service as unsuitable.
- deutschepost 5y agoI did. But they probably just replaced the setup cartridges in the backpacks with normal ones. Sadly there are only so many manufacturers who make good quality backpack-sized printers.
- WrtCdEvrydy 5y agoIt depends on what you need, I've been a fan of Brother for years and their thermal printers actually have a full sized printer that fits in a backpack (it's basically a rollthrough printer). The issue is putting a pack of thermal paper and not forgetting it.