On 11-Jun-2001 Sean Akers wrote:
My trusty old Laserjet III has finally died after years of faithful service. It's therefore time to replace it with the latest trendy model. I'm on a very tight budget so can any of you wonderful fellows recommend a cheap Linux compatible laser printer. I imagine even the crappest model on the market today can out perform my old Laserjet which I've been very happy with so I really don't need anything fancy, but it must be able to print full page graphics and be compatible with Linux and Windows.
Cheers,
Sean.
Hi Sean, I suggest that you have a look at a Kyocera. The running costs are far lower than any other laser printer I have looked at. You only need to replace toner. The drum is waranted for 3 years. Don't just go on the actual purchase cost of the printer, the running costs is the thing that bites. I had a Texas Instruments Printer at one stage and i t was going cost me about the same to get a new drum & toner cartridge then to get a new printer. The drum on this machine only did 20,000 pages before you had to replace it. The other thing I do not like about some of the cheaper printers is that they do not use a proper paper tray. When storing paper vertically it tends to curl and slop everwhere. I prefer that the paper is stored flat. Regards, Graham Smith ----------------------------------