Tom, I recently got an HP 2550L which is Level 3 PS and colour,only Parallel and USB,though the 2550N has LAN. Under �300. Ian --- Tom Burke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What would be people's current recommendations for > an entry-level > Postscript laser printer? > > The printer I need to replace is on my network and > is not physically > attached to or controlled by any of the computers in > my house - this > includes a couple of PCs for work purposes, plus 3 > Macs of various > vintages (all using OS X, though). Basically I'm > using a small Netgear > print server which is on the network and which has > an IP address which > I set using config software on one of the PCs, and > has a parallel port > which connects to the printer. The various computers > blast off a stream > of postscript to the server which passes it to the > printer, which > outputs the document. Because it's Postscript all > the computers are > able to use a generic Postscript driver, they don't > really need to talk > to the printer, and it all works fine. > > The problem is that the current printer - an Okipage > 16n with > Postscript add-on card - is now old (10 years +) and > the output is very > poor (dirty, faint, etc). The only maintenance would > be to replace the > photo-sensitive drum, which is an expensive job. > Better to replace it, > I'm thinking. But with what? > > Volumes are small - a few hundred pages a month at > most - so > performance isn't a critical factor in the > selection. Indeed, this is > well within the capability of an inkjet, but that > would need to be > connected to a computer which would need to be left > on & awake, etc, > etc. It's been so convenient just having the printer > there on the > network, which I think means staying with a > Postscript laser. > > Recommendations? > > Tom Burke > > > -- > Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> > and... > > 123Inkjets.com > <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> > > Support Low End Mac > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Mac UK list info: > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: > <mailto:[email protected]> > To unsubscribe, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
