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On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 8:08 AM, Grant Edwards <grante@××××.com> wrote: |
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> On 2008-12-05, Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××××.org> wrote: |
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>>> I've had an HP LaserJet 1200 for about 4-5 years now. I only |
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>>> print once or twice a month, and I've never had a single |
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>>> problem. It's still on the original toner cartridge, and I |
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>>> don't think I've even got through an entire ream of paper yet. |
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>> And my Kyocera FS1020D is similarly lightly loaded with no ill effects. |
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>> Comes with its own .ppd file and does double-sided out of the box. Best |
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>> printer I've had for years. |
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> I forgot to mention that before the LaserJet, I had a B/W Canon |
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> bubble-jet. It too was only used once or twice a month, and I |
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> don't think I ever got more than a few pages per ink cartridge |
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> using the Canon. The cartridges would clog up and stop working |
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> while still 99% full. |
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> Grant Edwards |
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Hi all, |
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After reading through this thread again, doing some online study |
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and sending my dad out to find out what he could buy locally he found |
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Sam's Club has this HP Color LaserJet for $280 which has specs that |
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look pretty good to me: |
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http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF06a/18972-18972-3328060-15077-3328070-3422465.html |
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Main items: |
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Recommended monthly print volume |
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250 to 1,000 pages |
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Cartridges |
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4 (1 each black, cyan, magenta, yellow) |
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Print languages, standard |
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HP PCL 6, HP PCL 5c, HP postscript level 3 emulation, Hybrid print path |
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Memory, standard |
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96 MB |
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Memory, maximum |
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352 MB |
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Power consumption |
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ENERGY STAR(R) qualified |
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I get different info at different sites about the interfaces. |
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Apparently the ni version has the network interface also. I've never |
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set up a printer for Cups that only had a network connection. I guess |
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that's not impossible, right? |
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Anyway, do these specs look reasonable to others? I MUST have |
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good/excellent driver support. The printer is located 350 miles away. |
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My 80 year old dad has to buy it, unpack it, set it up and plug it in |
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before I can do anything. Would others think this is a reasonable |
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printer to try and do this with? His Epson inkjet has died and he |
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wants printing this weekend if possible. He has no problems with the |
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price. |
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It's listed as working perfectly in Linuxprinters.org's database: |
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http://www.openprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-Color_LaserJet_CP1518ni |
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Thanks, |
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Mark |
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