--- On Sun, 2/14/10, Run Vzel <[email protected]> wrote:
> From: Run Vzel <[email protected]> > Subject: Again on Printers... > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, February 14, 2010, 1:54 PM > > > Again on Printers... > > > What is your best overall > recommendation on printing? > For 15 years I had a thought-it-was-indestructable HP Laserjet II. I also have a very wide-format (13 inch wide by however long you want) Epson 1520 ink jet printer....both were connected to all my Macs and Linux machines through a 3 port external HP Jetdirect box and I never had any problems with printing from OS X with either. The HP series II finally failed (something in the system that clears tonor off the drum after printing went bad so I always had a "ghost" of the previous page on my printouts - and HP stopped making the toner for it completely) - so I went to a used office equipment store and got an HP4050 laser printer - this also works perfectly with both Linux and OS X and has an onboard ethernet option. We use HP4050's and HP4100's at work in an all-Mac shop so I wouldn't hesitate to get one of those. 99% of what I print (at work and home) is black and white so no reason for me to spend HUGE bux on a color laser (and if you think inkjet ink is expensive - wait until you have to replace 4 toners/4 imaging units/transfer belt/waste cartridge/fuser on a color laser printer (we have ONE at work and it is a money pit). If you do lots of color work, the color laser MAY be worth it but they are not cheap to run. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
