Meh. I don't buy the cost thing. For one, the HP and brother printers I also have here don't even get a chance to get through the toner cartridges before the printer expires them. The brother unit I researched and another disgusted person with the same printer actually cracked his toner open and said it was easily 2/3 full still. A little low tech hax0ring with some whiteout and I've been using that same toner that the printer said was empty for thousands of prints still. The HP2600n I have at least offers (a not obvious) feature in the menu to disable the warnings and allow you to use the toner until the prints start getting dim. I easily get hundreds of prints still with those toners. I don't have the numbers in my head anymore, but the rated prints HP says a toner cartridge is capable of is outright lying in my opinion.
In contrast we also have a Xerox 6180DN that's toner based, and we kept close track of toner usage and percentage of color and b/w coverage and so far the rated prints for the Xerox toners are pretty accurate. And actually yes, we have had our 6180 in need of repair. It was under warranty though and they overnighted the part no questions asked with a prepaid box to ship the old part back in. You don't get small units fixed you replace them when they break out of warranty. -- Mike Gill > -----Original Message----- > From: Phillip Partipilo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 12:39 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Multi-function printer recommendations > > Plus the crayons (as I call them) cost a fortune, and the prints can > easily > scratch, although I have to hand it to Xerox, the prints are very > brilliant, > the best, deepest, most pure color I've ever seen. OTOH, have you ever > had > to have a Xerox machine fixed? Bend the fark over, is their policy, > because > youre going to get it. > > > > Phillip Partipilo > Parametric Solutions Inc. > Jupiter, Florida > (561) 747-6107 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Angus Scott-Fleming [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 3:32 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Multi-function printer recommendations > > > > On 21 Mar 2008 at 11:22, Mike Gill wrote: > > > Xerox has a program where non-profits get an 8560DN MFP (solid ink) > > for free > > Biggest problem with the Xerox/Tektronix solid-wax printers is that in > the > summer here in Tucson, Arizona, if you leave papers printed with this > ink in > the car, the ink often melts ands stick the pages together. Also, I've > had > a color-copying company tell me they won't copy solid-wax color > printouts > using their copiers because the wax melts on the feed rollers and both > clogs > them up and transfers to subsequent pages. > > OTOH if you live in Minnesota this won't be a problem ... > > -- > Angus Scott-Fleming > GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona > 1-520-290-5038 > +-----------------------------------+ > > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > > > -- > If this email is spam, report it here: > http://www.onlymyemail.com/view/?action=reportSpam&Id=ODEzNjQ6NTc3MzY4M > jU3On > BqcEBwc25ldC5jb20%3D > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
