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On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Peter Humphrey |
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<peter@××××××××××××××.org> wrote: |
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> On Monday 24 September 2012 18:45:29 James wrote: |
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>> So now I'll have to think about all of this some more.... |
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>> HP printers have worked for me for over 14 years with linux, |
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>> unix and bsd systems...... |
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Both Xerox and HP have had good cross platform support and make some |
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sturdy reliable printers that can last decades. |
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The problem of course is that they both have their good/bad years and |
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can be relatively expensive for the laser MFP's and associated |
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supplies. |
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I used to buy HP laserjets only, but then their costs went sky high |
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while reliability and features went down. I switched to using Xerox |
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Workcenters....but Xerox has a tendency to end-of-life troublesome |
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models early and requires active support contracts for any real |
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support after the initial purchase support period. On the other hand, |
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the color laser MFP purchased in 2006 for the home office is still |
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going strong. |
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To my knowledge, Brother had a better reputation decades ago but |
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recently is known more as a low-budget competitor. |
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I'd definitely second that you focus any evaluation on the printer |
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implementation of postscript...postscript is the true universal |
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language in this industry. |
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If you don't have any major feature needs, than also pay attention to |
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the standby power usage, time to warm up for prints, power needs |
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during startup, and cost per page for color and b/w prints. My MFP |
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draws a huge amount of power briefly when it begins the day, uses |
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solid ink that normally lasts me 9-12 months and then about every 2 |
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years I have to spend ~$150 for an updated maintenance kit(toner?). I |
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can live with all that, but I'll probably be paying more attention to |
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power util on the next purchase 5-10 years or so from now. |
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Matt |