• I don’t print a lot (average 1 page a day), so having the printer actively “awake” and consuming electricity all the time is pretty wasteful. So that wouldn’t move it into the category of “not evil” for me.

      • To me it’s just part and parcel of owning a printer. They’re awful devices, but one I unfortunately need to use on occasions.

        That said, the university printers aren’t bad. I’ve only threatened to throw them out of the window once. 😀