On 17 Dec 2008 at 6:54, Dallas Burnworth wrote: > I apologize for not paying attention at the beginning. Not to get too > far off the subject, but LaserJet 5? Why are you still using that? They > are tanks and last forever, but compared to anything you can get today > you are hemorrhaging money just to keep it running. Here are 2 links > that will prove it. > > HP LaserJet Power Calculator. (You will need to know what you pay per > KWH.) You can compare new HP printers to Legacy HP printers or current > competitive printers. This is really useful and for people trying to > save money any way they can, this tells them exactly where the money is > going. > http://hpbroadband.com/(S(q3zkyv45j14ant45zwnel1rb))/program.aspx?key=In > stantOnMFPs
I compared my antique Laserjet 5MP with HP's choice to replace it, the LJ2015. Over 5 years, it saved me all of $6 in electricity. Whoopie Doo! > LaserJet Page Cost Calculator. 70% of an HP printer's technology (not > sure what it is on other brands) is in the cartridge, so it is very > important to control the ongoing cost of every printer with consistency > in manufacture. In most cases man-hours are much more expensive than > just getting the product that is more easily supported and cost the end > user or customer less than a single day of consulting fees. > http://www.hp.com/large/ipg/mfp/competitive-comparison-m4345mfp.html?jum > pid=ex_r2548_go/pagecost This compare big honking units with copier-based units. Most of the cost savings appears to come from the initial purchase price. > I'm not saying don't fix the current issue or anything (sometimes you > just have to make things work), but you can use these tools in the > future to differentiate your value to your customer/boss etc. from your > competition and peers. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 +-----------------------------------+ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
