On 04/15/2018 12:12 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 2018-04-15 21:05, John Andersen wrote:
On 04/15/2018 10:33 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
Mine is rated 30000 pages/month. I never got even close, but when I bought it I printed books: I did not have an ereader. Now I use it little, but I appreciate that the nozzles never dry. No ink to dry. I don't need to clean it, it just prints instantly when asked. Reliable.
Yes, I never understood the rationale for citing a high duty cycle as a reason NOT to buy. So what if you never approach that. It just lasts longer.
It all comes down to Cost of printer and cost to operate.
Right.
Another great printer was the hp laserjet pro P1606dn. (B+W only, No longer made).
This printer was under $200 when it came out, and they just wouldn't die. People are now asking $500-ish for new ones from left over stock, although esupplybox.com still has them for 220-ish.
Suddenly the HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP m477 Fnw ($380-ish) doesn't seem so expensive. (I'd spring for the FDN model which has fully automatic duplex printing for $20 more)
I definitely would go for duplex at that price :-)
I have to do manual duplexing, which is a nuisance.
HP had to discontinue the P1606dn because they were killing sales of business class lasers. Cheap enough to put one on everybody's desk. And in small office environments everyone was pushing them beyond their duty cycle with zero problems.
LOL.
They don't make them that good now. All plastic. I remember the old ones made of iron.
Having one printer that does it all and delivers gorgeous color prints as well as 28ppm dual side printing makes sense. And Brand X toner (V4INK) is available for under $120 for all 4 toner cartridges - less than half the HP price. Black only cartridge (the one you will use the most) is Under $45, less than a single ink-jet cartridge for my current all-in-one.
So I'm thinking I might buy one of these to replace two printers. Especially if Don Fisher reports good results with Linux.
:-) I am still confused by the documentation. The Linux Foundation Open Printing site: http://www.openprinting.org/driver/hplip/
Does not list the HP Laser Jet Pro M477fdw in their supported printers list. But the HP developers site: https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing/supported_devices/in... does list it. How does one know what to trust. Don -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org