I just went through the fun job of getting a new printer myself-- the HP5100dtn. I am *very* pleased with its quality. I am finding it slow, however, for my needs. I produce many booklets more than 50 pages long and it doesn't like to mopy them. I'll be upgrading the memory next week, which should help immensely.
For 11x17 paper it's a real treat to have the duplexer and well worth the expense. *And* it can handle transparencies, card stock, and several other paper types automatically. This was important to me since I produce a variety of items on various media. The whole unit's a little noisier than I like, but this one's quiet compared to others I tested. The stapler is one feature I didn't get because it's only capable of cornering, as most do. I did *not* buy my unit from the following company, but I can tell you that they have an amazing warehouse full of units that have been refurbished, too. They're called G-Five, in Greenville SC (find them on the 'net). If you need someone who *does* understand the special needs of music printing then the man to call there is Bill Williamson. I looked at a refurbished Ricoh 600 with all the functions the new 5100dtn has and it was almost two thousand dollars more. I compared the HP with several other multifunctionals and for the money it is definitely my top choice. I use a parallel connection (cable not supplied), but it it's ethernet-ready out of the box, too (again, cable not supplied). A decent cable will run about fifty bucks. (Don't let the techies at Circuit City tell you you can't use parallel cables longer than 8 feet, and that they don't even make them anymore. Not true, and I got mine at Office Depot.) Another reason I chose the 5100 series is that the toner cartridges can be had for under a hundred dollars and last a long time. They say 10K copies, but I got 12.5K out of the first one, and most of that was on duplexed 11x17! Dunno if I've been helpful or not. I can say I don't think you'd be disappointed with buying the 5100. Cecil Rigby [EMAIL PROTECTED] (personal) www.harrockhall.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Hart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 2:35 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] HP 5100/Ricoh 600n > on 5/28/04 10:43 AM, Bob Florence at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hi all: > > > > Has anyone done a comparison between the above printers? > > Any help would be appreciated. > > > > Bob Florence > > > > Hi everyone, > > Bob asked about this back in May when I wasn't in a position to be really > interested. My Apple LaserWriter Pro 600 has served me well for, I guess, > 10 or 12 years anyway, but is no longer supported by Apple. The printer is > still in good working order and I've been using it with system 10.3.7, but > can only do so after choosing "manual feed" from the print dialog box for > each file that I print. (Private posts on this problem are welcome, as I > still hold out some hope for my previous good fortunes.) > > Anyway, I do eventually want to move to a printer that handles larger paper > sizes, and am now interested in an answer to Bob's question, but I haven't > been able to find any answers to his post in the archives (no search > function, right?). > > I lieu of a comparison I'd be very interested in reports of how each of > these printers are serving your various needs. Also, are there any other > comparable (or reasonable) choices on the market for a laser printer > handling larger paper sizes (at least 11x17)? > > Any knowledge of current good deals on these printers or the best place to > be looking for one would be greatly appreciated. > > In advance, thanks much. > > Don Hart > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
