25 Jul
2006
25 Jul
'06
4:17 p.m.
Jeff Walther wrote:
If the original poster's only requirement is 600
dpi, then consider the
HP LJ 4 Plus or 4M Plus (the M denotes postscript included). Those did
600 dpi, but are quite old by now. I think they're very cool though,
because they had an optional 500 page paper tray and an optional
duplexer, and these options just made the printer higher, they didn't
increase the small footprint.
I agree. I inherited a 4+. Scrounged the PS SIMM out of a 4M
along with the NIC from yet another LJ. With 66(?)M or
RAM in it, the thing just sits there waiting to gobble up
whatever print jobs I send it's way!
A couple of friends feed me partially used toner cartridges
so I seem to be in LJ Heaven. :>
(unfortunately, I print < 1000 pages a year so it's almost
a waste of space! :< )
The 4050 does 1200 X 1200 dpi, I believe. The LJ2100
is a nice little
printer and also does 1200 dpi. The Computer Works store in San
Antonio has been selling a couple of pallets of LJ2100s for $80 each
(IIRC) and of course they're available on Ebay as well. The ones in SA
have anywere from 10^4 pages to 3 X 10^5 page count, depending on how
busy the office from which they came was.
I just tossed an Optra Se3455 (1200dpi) because the replacement
toner cartridge was SO expensive (~$200)
A pair of LJ5L's (?) will join the pile as soon as their
toner cartridges run out (they're really "toy" printers only
useful for one-off printing) -- which will hopefully be BEFORE
they develop pick problems!