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