Thank you all for your thoughts and insights, that really helps. I am
off the search around Ebay (uk !)
Cheers
Mike
Jeff Walther wrote:
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 21:26:24 +0100
From: Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I am thinking about picking up a cheap (and small) laser printer for use
with my networked macs, it would also be great if my XP and Linux boxes
could print to it as well . Does anyone know of any suitable *cheap*
laser printers that I could use with compacts ranging from system 6
(Pluses) to 7.5.5 (SE/30s & Mystic) ? I was looking at a cheap
LaserWriter 4/600 (nice and small, I don't want a monster sized one !)
but specs on the net seem to imply it is local talk only. Any
recommendations would be gratefully received.
If you can find one locally, the HP LaserJet 4M Plus was a great
printer. I say locally, because the shipping will kill you
otherwise. These printers sell for about $50 - $70 around here. They
have a slot for an HP MIO card, which comes in various flavors. One
flavor has LocalTalk and ethernet on the same card, which is very
convenient. Often, one can find the HP printer with the desired MIO
card already installed, since many sellers don't seem to know or care
about the MIO cards installed.
I've heard that the HP 5M is similar and similarly robust, but have no
personal experience with those. If true, it might be a better choice
as the 4 is reaching the age where replacement parts may become
scarce. Supplies should not be a problem for a long time because the
print engine is very common.
The HP LJ 4M Plus has a 500 sheet paper tray option and a duplexer
option and the cool thing about these two options is that the sit
under the printer and just make it taller. They don't increase its
footprint.
The HP LJ4 Plus (no 'M') is identical except that it lacks the
Postscript module which you need for Mac printing. But sometimes
you'll find an LJ which just says 4 on the label but actually has the
Postscript module installed. Printing out the printer info page will
detail which options and how much memory are installed.
Jeff Walther
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