You must have gotten a bad one. Mine works great after 3 or 4 years, but then again, I don't work it near as hard as you probably do.
--Allen | -----Original Message----- | From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Darcy James Argue | Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 2:23 AM | To: [email protected] | Subject: Re: [Finale] Printers used | | Just as a counterpoint to Neil, I really cannot recommend | Ricoh printers at all. My Ricoh AP2610 (the predecessor to | the AP610 -- they use all the same parts) has easily been the | worst printer I have ever owned. On top of that, the toner | cartridges are extremely expensive and many are defective | out-of-the box or start to fail long before the ink is out | (black smudges on the padge, etc.) (These are Ricoh | cartridges, not third-party cartridges.) I have, on multiple | occasions, had to call in a Ricoh tech for a house call (at $300 a | visit) to fix essential parts that have broken off, etc. | | When I bought the printer, the price seemed too good to be | true -- and it was. | | Cheers, | | - Darcy | ----- | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Brooklyn, NY | | | | On 27 Feb 2007, at 3:34 PM, Noel Stoutenburg wrote: | | > Stephen Ellis wrote: | >> I have learned much from the thread concerning binding. I | now pose | >> an even more basic question: What printers are | recommended for your | >> oversized pages? I would like to purchase one capable of printing | >> larger that 8.5" x 14". Thoughts? | > Assuming you are asking about Laser printers, I have had | been highly | > satisfied with my purchase of a Ricoh AP610 N, also | marketed by Savin | > and Gestetner under different model designations. This | handles 11 x 17 | > paper, which meets my needs for now. An abstract of the | specs: 1200 | > x 1200 dpi; 35 pages per minute; toner cost (on my output, your | > experience may be different) about three quarters of a cent | per page. | > Biggest disadvantage: a bit hard to find; pretty much have to go | > through an authorized dealer. | > | > ns | > _______________________________________________ | > Finale mailing list | > [email protected] | > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale | | _______________________________________________ | Finale mailing list | [email protected] | http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale | _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
