Comments on: Owning Your Own Printer vs. FedEx Office

By: 5 Ways to Print a Graphic Novel or Comic Book « The Dead Dog Cafe 2.0

5 Ways to Print a Graphic Novel or Comic Book « The Dead Dog Cafe 2.0 — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:44:44 +0000

[...] Kinko’s) – $3+ per photocopy / $13 per digital copy: Although not written very sensibly, this article still comes to the right conclusion: print shops like FedEx Office are worth it only if you have a [...]

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:27:29 +0000

Good points, but you’ve forgottento factor in the cost of your own time. If you bill yourself at a modest $50 per hour, each 30 minute trip to kinkos will definitelyadd up.

By: Drew

Drew — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:37:25 +0000

What printer software doesn’t allow you to default to black? I have a Canon and it’s defaulted to ‘greyscale’ which prints in black only. If your software for some unknown reason doesn’t allow you to default to black, don’t put in a color cartridge – it then has no option but to print in black only then.

By: David M

David M — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:01:04 +0000

I can see going to Kinko’s if you need to make hundreds of copies or if you need something printed on just one or two sheets of some out of the ordinary paper.

Otherwise it is not worth it to go out to make one copy on plain paper.

One thing not mentioned. If you want to save on the cost of color inkjet cartridges, then print in black only. Its rare when I need to print something in color anyway.

I wish I could change the default in my printer software to print in black only…but then, printer companies would not sell as much of their outrageously expensive color ink.

By: Drew

Drew — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:51:16 +0000

I have my own photo printer AND I use FedEx Kinko’s. I use the printer at home for normal everyday stuff and Kinko’s for the higher end, quality prints. For example, if you were creating a business plan or printing out a resume, Kinko’s is much better b/c they have a large assortment of high quality paper and their prints are from laser printers. So for all professional prints, I use Kinko’s and anything my wife wants to print out, photos etc. she or I can use the printer at home.

I like having options, and having two different ones depending on what it is that you need to print, is much better than having just one.