RE: [OT] Printers and Print Servers

["Tawn, Jonathan" <jonathan.tawn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My opinion on what you want..

Jetdirect boxes ... nice to work with, easy to set up too! .. (I spent 4
years as sys admin doing printer configs with jetadmin)

In me new job I'm using lexmark 'markvision' software to configure the
printers with the onboard lan card .. nice software and well easy to use.
S=
o
if you look at a lexmark printer (I personally don't like the build quality
of lexmark kit but they are a doddle to setup and admin)

For a laser printer ... the hp2100 series (iirc that's the model) or
perhap=
s
a 2nd hand 5L ...=20

My personal opinion would be to use only hp kit due to build quality and
reliability...=20

Although I'm also using brother laser printers (they've been rolled out to
all the crown courts in the uk so they cant be that bad!!) and so far so
good!

Jonathan.


-----Original Message-----
From:	Keith Doxey [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]
Sent:	Friday, 13 February, 2004 11:26
To:	ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject:	[ukha_d] [OT] Printers and Print Servers

Hi All,

My old LaserJet4 is starting to play up and I think it might
be time=20
to replace it (just had to clean it again for the second
time in a=20
couple of months). I am unsure whether the problems are due
to tone=20
running low or whether some other bits are worn out but
looking at=20
prices, the Toner for an LJ4 costs as much as some Samsung
and=20
Brother printers !!!!

I dont want to fall into the same trap as I did with my
colour=20
printer. That had been out of action for a while due to lack
of=20
colour cartridge, I decided that even though the colour
cartridge was=20
almost as expensive as some of the newer printers I would
buy one=20
because I had a couple of brand new black cartridges on the
shelf.=20
After fitting the colur cartridge I discovered that BOTH the
black=20
cartridges were unuseable because they were too old. I would
hate to=20
shell out the best part of =A3100 on a Toner Cartridge only to
find I=20
needed a new drum or something as well.

The LaserJet4 is networked and all the new Laser printers I
have seen=20
that I can afford are USB or Parallel port only. I realy
dont want to=20
have a PC on all the time and am considering getting a
Netgear or=20
similar Print Server. If I bought one with two or more ports
it would=20
also allow me to add the colour printer directly to the
network=20
rather than via the XP machine.

A few questions though....

1. Any recommendations for a good but inexpensive Laser
printer. It=20
doesnt get used too much ( I am still using the Toner
Cartridge that=20
was in the LJ4 when it was given to me!)

2. Am I likely to get any compatabiliy problems trying to
connect my=20
Lexmark 5770 via a print server.

3. Recommendations for a good 2 or 3 port print server.

Thanks

Keith



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