So recently UltraMegaCorp, Inc. decided to change all their printers to “duplex by default”. That means the printer always prints front-and-back for every job, regardless of a user’s duplex settings.
Now, I totally understand the environmental and financial benefits. Use less paper, destroy fewer trees, reduce our environmental footprint, save money on paper, yadda yadda. Sure, OK, it makes perfect sense.
But when I need to print out two copies of a manifest for a container to ship — one for my records, and one for the shipping company — I don’t want two pages on the same %@$*#(& sheet! So now I have to print out four copies to get two copies, using twice the ink.
Yeah, good environmental decision. Kudos. But it’s a pain in my butt.
No Override?
We duplex-by-default, but we allow the user to override. What you have is duplex-by-force. That sucks.
And you can save ink by sending two separate print jobs. I’m SURE the saved ink is worth more than your increased labor costs and decreased morale.
My $.02 Weed