Nick Rout wrote: > On Tue, March 20, 2007 8:50 am, Roger Searle wrote: > >> However the total cost of ownership will not be zero. Kyocera FS1900. >> Usually prints with the grey smears indicative of the worn drum which >> needs to be replaced, cost is around $600 +GST. Aside from that it >> functions perfectly and been properly maintained. Has second paper >> tray, duplex unit, USB/parallel/network connections, I have the >> driver/utility disks - the manuals are hiding from me right now but are >> somewhere. Originally cost us around $2,000 with all the extras, is no >> low end printer. We got 75,000 pages out of it (then got a big >> photocopier/printer/scanner/coffeemaker thing) so drum cost adds just >> under a cent a sheet. >> >> Looks like this (imagine the extra paper tray and duplex unit which sit >> underneath making it taller by about another 50%): >> >> http://www.amatteroffax.com/itempagey_INVID_706738_d_FS-1900.htm >> >> http://ca.kyoceramita.com/KMCAGlobalpub/jsp/Kyocera/products_printers_details.jsp?pid=5043 >> >> Will give it to a community group or under resourced organisation, if >> you support one who may be interested please contact me off list with a >> sentence or 2 about them. >> >> Sorry, I can tell you zero about linux compatability. >> >> Cheers, >> Roger >> >> >> > > www.linuxprinting.org has a pretty good database of what works and what > doesn't. In this case: > > http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Kyocera-FS-1900 > > It does seem to work if it is a FS-1900. However one of the pages you > pointed to is for an FS-19000 (note the extra 0). > Also the linuxprinting page says " Very low per-page expenses due to the > permanent photo-conductor drum. Only consumables are toner and paper. " > Whereas you say it needs a drum. > > Nick the confused, but who has too many printers himself! > > The printer is definitely the 1900, that appears to be a typo on the page of the first link where it says "19000" as it also says 1900. It is definitely in need of the drum replacement, has been looked at by technicians who really know (far more than me about servicing and the detailed workings of laser printers). So "permanent" is not really a true description - are any laser drums really permanent?
And that second link I sent earlier isn't functioning any more, I'm sure anyone interested could google if you didn't have much to do...
