The grinding noise its making sounds to me as if there is something seriously wrong. The only mac repair shop near me (Northern Va, MacHeaven) quoted me a minimum labor charge of $40-80,even if he determined it wasn't worth fixing, and even if I bought another printer from him. How stupid! I simply picked up the printer and went home, and he made nothing. I know the margins on printers are small, but it still would have been better than nothing.