new toys...

We bought a new printer today. An HP Laserjet 1600 colour laser. Tidy little unit, too!

The plan is to create some business making invitations and cards and the like. As well as maybe short run presentation printing and some other sideline things we're bouncing around. The cost of the technology required continues to drop and drop. The 1600 we just bought was only $445! For a colour laser! And if I'd done my research a little better I'd have noticed the $100 cashback on the next model up, which would've made it the same price!

But here's the really absurd part. It came with half filled toner cartridges included. Given the retail price of the full article is about $120 and it takes four cartridges, my math says the included toner was a bit over half the value of the printer!

Anyway, the cards and invites are the main plan. C is a very creative young lady. This sort of thing is right up her alley. We spent an hour and a half at the Doggetts outlet store this morning, taking samples of pretty much one of everything! Next step is to start laying different colours down together and see what we can come up with!

Wish us luck!