Re: [Discuss] Printer recommendations sought

2013-09-22 Thread Richard Pieri
HP LaserJet 4 and 5 series printers are solid. Xerox Phaser 4x00 series are great workhorses but their successors, the 5x00 series, don't last. I have multiples of all of these in production with high five-digit page counts except for the Xerox Phaser 5500 units which keep jamming and faulting

Re: [Discuss] Printer recommendations sought

2013-09-22 Thread Laura Conrad
Bill == Bill Horne b...@horne.net writes: Bill I'm seeking performance data and recommendations for mid-range Bill laser printers. I don't know whether this needs to be said in this era, but get a networked one. It's a lot easier to let another computer use it than if it's a 'shared'

Re: [Discuss] Printer recommendations sought

2013-09-22 Thread Jack Coats
Some time ago (8 years?) I went and purchased a 'going out of manufacture' color laser printer with separate toner cartridges. I just wish I had sprung for the extra $100 for networked version. I got a Samsung CLP and it uses the CLP300 series cartridges. Inexpensive to purchase toner, and it

Re: [Discuss] Printer recommendations sought

2013-09-21 Thread Gordon Marx
On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 7:15 AM, Kent Borg kentb...@borg.org wrote: Is there still the split between printers with competitive cartridges and those with DMCA-locked-down cartridges? Not sure, but I used an off-brand toner refill kit to convert the starter cartridge to a regular cartridge, and

Re: [Discuss] Printer recommendations sought

2013-09-20 Thread Derek Atkins
Jerry Feldman g...@blu.org writes: On 09/18/2013 03:57 PM, Bill Horne wrote: I'm seeking performance data and recommendations for mid-range laser printers. The organization I work for has been using home grade printers, but they have a maximum life of around 30,000 pages, and I'd like

Re: [Discuss] Printer recommendations sought

2013-09-19 Thread Kent Borg
On 09/18/2013 04:18 PM, Gordon Marx wrote: http://www.brother-usa.com/Printer/ModelDetail/1/HL2270DW/spec#.UjoKQBYYQwE Wow, laser printers have come down in price since last I looked. Is there still the split between printers with competitive cartridges and those with DMCA-locked-down

Re: [Discuss] Printer recommendations sought

2013-09-19 Thread Jerry Feldman
On 09/18/2013 03:57 PM, Bill Horne wrote: I'm seeking performance data and recommendations for mid-range laser printers. The organization I work for has been using home grade printers, but they have a maximum life of around 30,000 pages, and I'd like something more robust. Please provide any

Re: [Discuss] Printer recommendations sought

2013-09-19 Thread Rich Braun
I bought my Ricoh C410DN color laser in December 2006. Best-ever device I can recall ever owning. Originally I bought it to save on ink/toner, and now I realize that it's delivered not only that but incredible durability. There's never been a problem with it, other than a sporadic paper-jam

[Discuss] Printer recommendations sought

2013-09-18 Thread Bill Horne
I'm seeking performance data and recommendations for mid-range laser printers. The organization I work for has been using home grade printers, but they have a maximum life of around 30,000 pages, and I'd like something more robust. Please provide any pointers to ratings, durability info, etc.