Bradley Molnar on Mon, 9 Jun 2003 09:31:16 -0400


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RE: [PLUG] Printer reccomendation


At my school we bought each incoming freshman a lexmark printer.  For the
most part, it was cheaper to buy a new printer than it was to replace the
ink.

That said, they were fairly bottom of the line printers.  But, I still would
never touch a lexmark.

We also had a few of their network laser printers.  They were ok, not great.

I think the best way to answer this question would be to find out how you
are going to use this printer.  I have had fantastic luck with an HP 2100
for just text documents.  It is a laser (b/w).  The RAM is a bit lower than
I'd like, but, the linux support is fantastic.  I don't know what the price
of the printer new is, but, it might be a bit higher than you are looking
for.

If you are looking to do photo, buy a photo quality ink jet printer.  I was
recommended the Epson 825 by a professional photographer (his ink jet was
about $10,000 and somewhat out of my price range).  The only thing I really
use it for is photos (it does a fantastic job).

If you are looking for a printer to do both, the epson C82 will probably be
your best bet.  It is very fast, and best of all, the 4 ink cartrages are
separate and only cost about $10 each.

hope it helps
-brad

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[mailto:plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org]On Behalf Of Michael Leone
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 9:09 AM
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Subject: Re: [PLUG] Printer reccomendation


Adam Turoff said:
> On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 10:32:27PM -0400, Joe Uknalis wrote:
>> I'm leaning toward the HP, but now the HP1300 (which also gets good
>> marks, $400) is out.  There seem to be a supply of refurbished
>> 1200/1200SE's, but am a little leery of such things...  anyone have
>> experience with the 1300??
>
> I had a very bad experience with my HP Printer (a color deskjet).

A 1300 is a laser model, not an inkjet model, tho, if that makes a
difference.

> In the end, I did get a replacement part, which was also defective.
> Broken as designed I gather.

I've never had HP screw up so badly on me, but we never buy inkjets for
business use.

> Based on my experience with HP, I'd think very carefully about giving
> them any more business.  There are other cheap laser printer
> manufacturers, like Lexmark, that I'd seriously investigate before
> buying HP again.

Lexmark printers are all WinPrinters, aren't they? (well, the personal
sized ones, anyway) requiring a special device driver, like the HP
Deskjets?

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