On Mar 4, 7:34 pm, Clark Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
> We had two 4MVs that lasted for 10+ years with moderately heavy use. > > Additionally IIRC for postscript you needed more than the base memory > (8Mb?). For those who aren't familiar with it, the 4MV is the printer in HP's family of Laserjet 4s which prints on ledger sized (11 X 17) paper. They're very nice. They also have an option for an internal hard drive. However, there is no duplex option available for the 4MV as there is for the 4M, 4M Plus, etc. The Laserjet 4 family used standard 72 pin SIMMs for memory expansion, although I think the PID pins may have been required. HP claimed that one needed to use only HP brand memory, but I remember purchasing a...darn, memory fault, their expensive desktop ink jet printer at the time. Something like Paintjet 300XL maybe? Anyway, the HP memory we purchased for it did not work at all. Some other SIMMs we had laying around worked perfectly. Gave me a giggle at the time since they were always so adamant about buying their several times more expensive memory. > > While it's true that color laser printers have four toner cartridges > > and it is expensive to replace all four, if you primarily print in > > black, then you only need to replace the black cartridge frequently. > > So, assuming similarly priced toner cartridges, the color laser is no > > more expensive to operate for simple black printing. > > Watch the consumables. Even the black toner carts for color printers > can be pricey. Yes, my phrase, "assuming similarly priced toner cartridges" is, perhaps, under-emphasized. Most of the nice color laser printers I've looked at seem to charge about $80 for the black cartridge. The MRP on toner cartridges for black-only laser printers is usually in that ball park, but with discounts and such, one can often pay less, at least after the printer has been on the market a while. Remanufactured cartridges for my 2100 are down around $30 - $40 now. Still, when it runs out of toner next time, I'm not sure it will be worth keeping it, when I could print on the C170N at a slightly higher cost. Jeff Walther -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
