{"id":311,"date":"2015-07-12T23:09:31","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T06:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lornas.wpengine.com\/?p=311"},"modified":"2015-07-11T23:28:49","modified_gmt":"2015-07-12T06:28:49","slug":"fix-or-replace-that-is-the-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lorennason.com\/2015\/07\/fix-or-replace-that-is-the-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Fix or Replace &#8211; That is THE question"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There comes a point in time when everything you own will break down.<\/p>\n<p>The question you always have to ask yourself is &#8220;should I\u00a0fix it or buy a new one&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I often get this question when it comes to printers. I had one actually this past week. The client had an ancient Canon all in one printer (prob 6 years old). The manager approved to fix it at a cost of approx $300 and 2 week delay to order parts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is bad\u00a0decision.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I found a $200 Brother Mono-Laser Multi Function at Staples. I told them to order a new printer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why is this a bad decision<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mainly because fixing an ancient printer is a loosing option.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You spend more to fix it then you do to buy a new one.<\/li>\n<li>The replacement part doesn&#8217;t guarantee some other part doesn&#8217;t break<\/li>\n<li>Small desktop printers are considered throw away items.\n<ul>\n<li>If it breaks throw it away<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;ll get more life from a cheapo printer than you will from a fixing an old printer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dLk-3HPS12Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There comes a point in time when everything you own will break down. 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