26 Jul
2006
26 Jul
'06
7:08 p.m.
Mike Ford wrote:
For about $25 locally I can pick up an old HP with a
decent toner
cartridge, I stick with the HPLJ 4/5 series since I have a couple full
toner carts. What competes with that? I also have a 10/100 appletalk
card that I can move between them.
My only thought is power usage since I tend to just leave it on 24/7,
which may migrate me to a newer low power model.
The 4 isn't very efficient -- even in power-save mode
(I think it draws about 100W in standby and ~700W printing).
The 5L is a much better bet if power is your concern.
But, the low temperature toner really isn't as good as
the LJ4's. I would NOT recommend the 5/6L unless you
really are interested in power consumption, have very low
print needs, can tolerate the lower print quality AND
are ready to deal with the inevitable pick problems! :>
The LJ3 is the biggest pig since it doesn't even try to
save power. That was my reason for tossing mine out
(despite the fact that toner was only $16 vs. 2 or 3
times that for the LJ4).
I print infrequent enough that I can just remember to
power up the printer (LJ4M+) before I need it and power
it off when done.