Cordless drill with a cord

[PJs]

Exactly: Razors and blades marketing. My printer does it with toner. It prematurely throws a "low on toner" error, and refuses to print. Reinstalling the printer driver makes it work again.

Good Read on the link and something we shouldn't stand for at some level, IMHO. I'm all right with a proprietary design having higher cost at the git go but down the road with innovation in mfg, pass on the savings and promote some good will instead of milking every last drop and bad will, plus adding to the waste stream. Wondering now whether that was an engineering error with the C3 vac/blower because they had some issues with their reciprocating saws too. Life Cycle Planning or Planned Obsolescent...Oh My, what happened life time engineering. ~PJ

P.S. I have 2 Epson Ink Jets B-size and an all in one and it takes an hour and a half to reload on 5 machines.