15 Jun
2006
15 Jun
'06
1:42 a.m.
On 6/14/06, Doc Shipley <doc at mdrconsult.com> wrote:
Ethan Dicks wrote:
It's certainly a low-volume printer.
Hang on... no... that's not right...
there's a 4L and 4ML, and a 4P
and a 4MP... the unit I have is _identical_ to the 4ML, down to the
single button and small number of LEDs (3? 4?). From googling
around, the 4P/MP has multiple buttons and perhaps an LCD. The ML and
L are nothing like it.
In my experience (which includes a couple of 4Ls), any HP with the
"L" suffix isn't worth fixing. The reliability, life-span, and speed is
not even close to a LJ4 or LJ4P. Yours is the low-profile - about 10" or
11" tall overall - LJ4, right?
Lower. More like 6" or less.
I seriously wouldn't waste the price of a toner
cart on it.
As I said in an earlier post, given that the cost of the printer was
less than a decent lunch, I would only fix it if I got the parts for a
similar price - i.e., *much* less than a toner cart.
-ethan