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<blockquote data-quote="Randy B. Singer" data-source="post: 1916489" data-attributes="member: 190607">The printer manufactures are kind of caught in a difficult spot.&nbsp; Users scream when they have to open a rear paper feeder, because that means that the printer can't be pushed all the way back to the back wall, and the printer takes up more desk space than they want it to.Recent Canons took a different approach, they have a front panel that opens up about an inch or two, and users screamed about that too.The thing is, you can have an ultra-compact desktop printer, or you can have one that has a straight through paper path which allows for heavier paper stock.&nbsp; You can't really have both.There is a similar problem with laser printer consumables.&nbsp; You can have a tiny desktop laser printer, but it's going to have a smaller toner cartridge as a tradeoff, and you are going to have to replace your toner cartridge more often as a result.&nbsp; You can't really have a tiny desktop laser printer that prints something like 8,000 pages before having to change out consumables.This is why I keep harping on the topic of only purchasing from a source that has an excellent return policy, and only purchasing with a credit card which will come to your aid if the vendor refuses to honor that policy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Randy B. Singer, post: 1916489, member: 190607"] The printer manufactures are kind of caught in a difficult spot. Users scream when they have to open a rear paper feeder, because that means that the printer can't be pushed all the way back to the back wall, and the printer takes up more desk space than they want it to. Recent Canons took a different approach, they have a front panel that opens up about an inch or two, and users screamed about that too. The thing is, you can have an ultra-compact desktop printer, or you can have one that has a straight through paper path which allows for heavier paper stock. You can't really have both. There is a similar problem with laser printer consumables. You can have a tiny desktop laser printer, but it's going to have a smaller toner cartridge as a tradeoff, and you are going to have to replace your toner cartridge more often as a result. You can't really have a tiny desktop laser printer that prints something like 8,000 pages before having to change out consumables. This is why I keep harping on the topic of only purchasing from a source that has an excellent return policy, and only purchasing with a credit card which will come to your aid if the vendor refuses to honor that policy. [/QUOTE]

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