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The Ricoh's regular tray does not support custom-size paper, like 9x12 or 9.5x12.5. The only way to print on those sizes is to use the bypass tray. Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On 29 Nov 2006, at 12:44 AM, Raymond Horton wrote: I like my Ricoh AP2610 very much. I don't own the duplexer, and I don't use the bypass tray for large paper, or even for letter-sized paper. For double-sided printing, no matter what the quantity, I simply load the paper, after printing one side, into the regular tray. Works quite well. Raymond Horton ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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Hmm, I have been spending five minutes experimenting and I see the problem to which you are referring. The Ricoh doesn't want to accept custom sizes in the regular tray if it knows about them, but will print to them if it thinks it is another size... Depending on the project, one might be able to print to 9x12 by framing the page on 9x12, inserting 9x12 paper, and just telling the Ricoh it is 11x17. Hmm... RBH Darcy James Argue wrote: The Ricoh's regular tray does not support custom-size paper, like 9x12 or 9.5x12.5. The only way to print on those sizes is to use the bypass tray. Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On 29 Nov 2006, at 12:44 AM, Raymond Horton wrote: I like my Ricoh AP2610 very much. I don't own the duplexer, and I don't use the bypass tray for large paper, or even for letter-sized paper. For double-sided printing, no matter what the quantity, I simply load the paper, after printing one side, into the regular tray. Works quite well. Raymond Horton ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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Andrew There are three models of the 5100. The DTN is the model that has the duplexer. The TN has everything but the duplexer and a bit less ram, and the N is a bare bones model with no print server card and only one tray besides the multipurpose tray. The legal sized duplexing issue appears in Finale files, Sibelius files and PDF files under OSX specifically. There was a new printer driver released a few months ago for the 5100 line, and I was hopeful that it would solve this issue, but it doesn't. Note that the first of my two printers was purchased while I was on OS9 and the duplexer worked perfectly with legal pages at that time. The problem started when I upgraded to OSX. I'd be willing to bet that the duplexer works just fine with legal pages under the Windows operating system, but I have no way to corroborate that, unfortunately. And HP's tech support is, shall we say, not entirely stellar. And of course, there is the possibility that the duplexing hardware for both of my printers is broken for legal pages, but I'm not about to drop another $300 on a new duplexer to find that out. That said, I've had little or no other trouble with these printers - they produce excellent quality output at 300, 600 or 1200 dpi; and they are relatively fast (20ppm). Robert Puff RPM Seattle Music Preparation tel/cell 425.415.1500 msg/fax 425.415.1700 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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Hi Johannes, I have to say, I'm a little nervous about buying used or refurbished. But, that aside -- does anyone know offhand the differences between those two models? Is it just the speed (PPM)? Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On 28 Nov 2006, at 2:31 AM, Johannes Gebauer wrote: On 28.11.2006 Darcy James Argue wrote: So -- I'm rapidly approaching the point where I'm ready to throw the damn thing out the window and look for a replacement. I know everyone always recommends the HP 5100, but that's (still) absurdly expensive. Does anyone have an alternative they would recommend? You can get both the 5100 and the 5000 for relatively little money from ebay. That's what I will be doing in the new year. Johannes -- http://www.musikmanufaktur.com http://www.camerata-berolinensis.de ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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Darcy, I shared your reluctance to buy a used unit, but last Friday was the first anniversary of my buying an HP 5siMX from a local volume dealer here in Indianapolis. I also prematurely retired a Ricoh. I paid $375 for the 5si and it's still going strong. It has the duplexer in it, and it seems to be working fine on heavier paper up to 11x17, but I don't think it will do 12x18. I let the dealer keep the network card to save a couple bucks, but if I knew then what I know now, I would have paid the extra $. If you need 1200 dpi, the 5si only does 600, but with the RET I have received no complaints about its output. Even if the thing does require maintenance or fry a part, it is common enough that parts are readily available--I've scored a few on eBay, just in case, for next to nothing. Additionally, if you re-use cartridges, toner is standard (can't say that for Ricoh) and abundantly available. I would assume that one of these volume dealers must exist in NYC...I left NYC before the first TRS-80 appeared, but they must exist in NYC. The place here buys used gear from companies with planned replacement programs. So if the 5si doesn't fit the bill because of the 600-dot thing or the no 12x18, I would not fear buying a used HP that does fit the bill. They seem to be soundly constructed workhorses (unlike my Ricoh, which was a high-maintenance diva shabbily constructed)...just my experience... Jim From: Darcy James Argue Sent: Tue 28-Nov-06 1:34 To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: [Finale] TAN: Large-format laser Hi all, I'm basically fed up with my Ricoh AP2610 and I'm looking for a possible replacement. The major problem is that on my heavyweight parts paper (100# offset -- the equivalent of 40 lb. bond), the duplexer jams at least 50% of the time, rendering it all but useless. Frustratingly, it seems to go in spurts -- sometimes, I'll be able to print almost an entire run of parts without a jam, but then once it starts jamming, it tends to jam every time after that. So, just print two single-sided runs, you say. Ah, but when loading paper that has already been printed on one side into the bypass tray, the bypass try also jams or misfeeds at least 50% of the time. So I always end up running through vastly more paper than I need to, and printing takes vastly longer since I need to supervise every farking page. I've tried cleaning the pads and rollers and whatnot with rubbing alcohol, but nothing helps. The duplexer works okay for lighter paper (like 24 lb. bond), but the other big problem is that when printing multiple double-sided documents (or parts), if the first document ends in an odd-numbered page, the printer will print the first page of the *next* document on the back of that page -- which makes Fin2007's print all parts at once feature completely useless unless I'm printing single-sided pages, which I rarely do. So -- I'm rapidly approaching the point where I'm ready to throw the damn thing out the window and look for a replacement. I know everyone always recommends the HP 5100, but that's (still) absurdly expensive. Does anyone have an alternative they would recommend? I need a printer capable of at least 11x17 (and 12x18 would be gravy), with a duplex unit built-in (or the possibility of adding one). And ideally the duplex unit will be able to handle 100# paper. USB or (even better) WiFi connection preferred. Cheaper is better, of course, but ideally this printer will be not as completely crappy as the Ricoh AP2610, which has been easily the worst printer I have ever owned. Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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Hello Darcy, I work with two 5000s and a 5100. The 5100 is faster and the 5000 are older, other than that there are really no differences that I can tell. I have had some font issues where the 5100 would not print properly but the 5000 would printing the same document. I've also had it the other way around but this is a rare occurrence that could have been a glitch in the network and not the printer...hard to tell under deadlines. I would recommend buying new since you may never know how many prints have been logged on the printer. I've had my 5000s since they first came out and have never had to make a call for service, very reliable. They are worth the money IMO. I have never purchased the duplex tray so I have no experience with dulpexing. Hope that helps, Steve On 11/28/06 2:03 AM, Darcy James Argue [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But, that aside -- does anyone know offhand the differences between those two models? Is it just the speed (PPM)? ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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On Nov 28, 2006, at 3:03 AM, Darcy James Argue wrote: I have to say, I'm a little nervous about buying used or refurbished. But, that aside -- does anyone know offhand the differences between those two models? Is it just the speed (PPM)? Don't be too nervous; a refurbished printer is very, very good. Used is another matter - you don't know how much use it has had. I bought my 5100 off Ebay used and have used it for over a year now, and maybe it might be needing an overhaul soon. The duplexer is useless with thick paper. You have to feed thick pages through the straight-paper path and duplex them manually. Since I print scores on regular paper, it duplexes just fine. I have had issues with 2-up printing, and have devised workarounds for most of the problems. Christopher ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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On Nov 28, 2006, at 9:33 AM, Fiskum, Steve wrote: I've had my 5000s since they first came out and have never had to make a call for service, very reliable. They are worth the money IMO. I have never purchased the duplex tray so I have no experience with dulpexing. The duplexer is no longer made or supported, so you'd have to buy a refurbished one from ebay or somewhere. The duplexer has always been the Achilles heel of this model, since in my (repeated) experience it only stays in full operating order for about a year--then it starts jamming on large, heavy paper, then on thinner large paper, then on legal size. You can coax it along for maybe 3-4 years on letter-size paper alone, which is the state my latest duplexer (the 3d) is in right now. Otherwise, absolutely: a great printer. Andrew Stiller Kallisti Music Press http://home.netcom.com/~kallisti/ ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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The 5100's have a faster print server than the 5000's (100baseT ethernet). The 5100 supports Rendezvous networking, not sure that the 5000 does. The printer settings can be managed from your browser on a 5100, not sure the 5000 supports this. I have a duplexer on each of my two 5100s, and neither one will print duplex (two sided) legal from Mac OSX. This may be a mac driver issue (broken duplexer is ruled out because neither works), but buyer beware, if you want to do legal duplexed. Note, I am able to print duplex letter, tabloid and 9x12 though. Basically, this is a great printer, although a bit expensive per page to operate if you do a lot of printing (around 2 cents per page for toner - 10k page toner retails for $160.00) Robert Puff RPM Seattle Music Preparation tel/cell 425.415.1500 msg/fax 425.415.1700 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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On Nov 28, 2006, at 9:33 AM, Fiskum, Steve wrote: I've had my 5000s since they first came out and have never had to make a call for service, very reliable. They are worth the money IMO. I have never purchased the duplex tray so I have no experience with dulpexing. The duplexer is no longer made or supported, so you'd have to buy a refurbished one from ebay or somewhere. The duplexer has always been the Achilles heel of this model, since in my (repeated) experience it only stays in full operating order for about a year--then it starts jamming on large, heavy paper, then on thinner large paper, then on legal size. You can coax it along for maybe 3-4 years on letter-size paper alone, which is the state my latest duplexer (the 3d) is in right now. Otherwise, absolutely: a great printer. Andrew Stiller The Laserjet 5200 came out a few months ago, which is apparently another notch faster than the 5100. I'm still on a 5000 (5+ years), only maintenance being a new set of rollers last year. I had a refurb duplexer for a short time but it was a real POS, so I went back to manual duplexing. With 3rd party software to handle the details of booklet making (Fineprint on the PC), it's not a big deal. The 5200 has a new duplexer available, no idea if it's any better than the ones for the 5000 and 5100. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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On Nov 28, 2006, at 2:32 PM, RPM Seattle wrote: I have a duplexer on each of my two 5100s, and neither one will print duplex (two sided) legal from Mac OSX. This may be a mac driver issue (broken duplexer is ruled out because neither works), but buyer beware, if you want to do legal duplexed. What if you create a pdf, then print that? Also, I coulda swore the duplexer was integral to the 5100, not an extra. Andrew Stiller Kallisti Music Press http://home.netcom.com/~kallisti/ ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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Nope. It's always been an option, usually indicated by a 'd' after the model number. J D Thomas ThomaStudios On Nov 28, 2006, at 2:41 PM, Andrew Stiller wrote: Also, I coulda swore the duplexer was integral to the 5100, not an extra. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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If anyone has any info about whether there is in fact a new-and- improved, more robust duplexer for the LaserJet 5200, I'd be very much obliged. The ability to duplex 100# offset (i.e. 40 lb. bond) paper is a very big priority for me. It sounds like I may be better off simply buying a new duplex unit for my Ricoh 2610, since my current duplex unit used to be able to handle up to 67 lb. bond paper with no problem. It sounds like the 5100's duplex unit has a similarly life cycle. Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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Darcy: Just for my information, why do you need 100# paper? Everyone else seems satisfied with the lighter weights. I ask because I'm jusst getting ready to set up my own publishing and I would like to feature stock that is more substantial and standworthy than the regular papers. Thanks, BC - Original Message - From: Darcy James Argue [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: finale@shsu.edu Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 4:58 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] TAN: Large-format laser If anyone has any info about whether there is in fact a new-and- improved, more robust duplexer for the LaserJet 5200, I'd be very much obliged. The ability to duplex 100# offset (i.e. 40 lb. bond) paper is a very big priority for me. It sounds like I may be better off simply buying a new duplex unit for my Ricoh 2610, since my current duplex unit used to be able to handle up to 67 lb. bond paper with no problem. It sounds like the 5100's duplex unit has a similarly life cycle. Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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If anyone has any info about whether there is in fact a new-and- improved, more robust duplexer for the LaserJet 5200, I'd be very much obliged. The ability to duplex 100# offset (i.e. 40 lb. bond) paper is a very big priority for me. It sounds like I may be better off simply buying a new duplex unit for my Ricoh 2610, since my current duplex unit used to be able to handle up to 67 lb. bond paper with no problem. It sounds like the 5100's duplex unit has a similarly life cycle. Cheers, - Darcy I'd be very surprised if the duplexer for the 5200 involved any substantial engineering changes from the 5100 duplexer. In any case, it's rated for a max paper weight of 120 g/sq.m., which is equivalent to 32 lb. bond or 80 lb. offset, so I suspect the 100 lb. offset paper (148 g/sq.m.) might be problematic. I assume when you wrote 67 lb. bond above, you meant 67 lb. index, which is equivalent to 32 lb. bond (120 g/sq.m). FWIW, I've been using 28 lb. bond (105 g/sq.m.) for a number of years and find it very satisfactory -- no show-through, suitable heft, readily available, and easy for printers to handle. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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Hi Lee, I'd be very surprised if the duplexer for the 5200 involved any substantial engineering changes from the 5100 duplexer. In any case, it's rated for a max paper weight of 120 g/sq.m., which is equivalent to 32 lb. bond or 80 lb. offset, so I suspect the 100 lb. offset paper (148 g/sq.m.) might be problematic. Thanks for the info. I forget what the Ricoh duplexer is rated for -- something similar, IIRC. I assume when you wrote 67 lb. bond above, you meant 67 lb. index, which is equivalent to 32 lb. bond (120 g/sq.m). No -- although you're right that I didn't mean 67 lb. bond. I'm talking about letter-size Hammermill Cover Stock, which is advertised as 67 lb., but checking the packaging, I see it's 148 g/m2. This is close to 40 lb. bond and just a bit thicker than the 9x12 100# offset paper I use for parts. FWIW, I've been using 28 lb. bond (105 g/sq.m.) for a number of years and find it very satisfactory -- no show-through, suitable heft, readily available, and easy for printers to handle. I used to use something close to that (80# offset) for parts, but my parts get used a lot and go through a *lot* of wear and tear, so I decided I wanted something more durable. Also, the 100# paper stands up better on a wire stand. A lot of NYC copyists use 100# paper -- but most still do single-side accordion-fold, so they have no need duplex that size. Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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I wrote: No -- although you're right that I didn't mean 67 lb. bond. I'm talking about letter-size Hammermill Cover Stock, which is advertised as 67 lb., but checking the packaging, I see it's 148 g/m2. This is close to 40 lb. bond and just a bit thicker than the 9x12 100# offset paper I use for parts. And, on further investigation, it turns out they mean 67 lb. vellum. (Is there anything more confusing than this absurd paper weight naming scheme? I really wish everyone would just standardize on g/m2 for all kinds of paper.) Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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I'd be very surprised if the duplexer for the 5200 involved any substantial engineering changes from the 5100 duplexer. In any case, it's rated for a max paper weight of 120 g/sq.m., which is equivalent to 32 lb. bond or 80 lb. offset, so I suspect the 100 lb. offset paper (148 g/sq.m.) might be problematic. Thanks for the info. I forget what the Ricoh duplexer is rated for -- something similar, IIRC. I assume when you wrote 67 lb. bond above, you meant 67 lb. index, which is equivalent to 32 lb. bond (120 g/sq.m). No -- although you're right that I didn't mean 67 lb. bond. I'm talking about letter-size Hammermill Cover Stock, which is advertised as 67 lb., but checking the packaging, I see it's 148 g/m2. This is close to 40 lb. bond and just a bit thicker than the 9x12 100# offset paper I use for parts. Ah, that must be 67 lb. Bristol (67 lb. Cover would be much heavier). Ain't non-metric paper weights wonderful? FWIW, I've been using 28 lb. bond (105 g/sq.m.) for a number of years and find it very satisfactory -- no show-through, suitable heft, readily available, and easy for printers to handle. I used to use something close to that (80# offset) for parts, but my parts get used a lot and go through a *lot* of wear and tear, so I decided I wanted something more durable. Also, the 100# paper stands up better on a wire stand. A lot of NYC copyists use 100# paper -- but most still do single-side accordion-fold, so they have no need duplex that size. That is one heavy paper. -Lee ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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I like my Ricoh AP2610 very much. I don't own the duplexer, and I don't use the bypass tray for large paper, or even for letter-sized paper. For double-sided printing, no matter what the quantity, I simply load the paper, after printing one side, into the regular tray. Works quite well. Raymond Horton Darcy James Argue wrote: Hi all, I'm basically fed up with my Ricoh AP2610 and I'm looking for a possible replacement. The major problem is that on my heavyweight parts paper (100# offset -- the equivalent of 40 lb. bond), the duplexer jams at least 50% of the time, rendering it all but useless. Frustratingly, it seems to go in spurts -- sometimes, I'll be able to print almost an entire run of parts without a jam, but then once it starts jamming, it tends to jam every time after that. So, just print two single-sided runs, you say. Ah, but when loading paper that has already been printed on one side into the bypass tray, the bypass try also jams or misfeeds at least 50% of the time. So I always end up running through vastly more paper than I need to, and printing takes vastly longer since I need to supervise every farking page. I've tried cleaning the pads and rollers and whatnot with rubbing alcohol, but nothing helps. The duplexer works okay for lighter paper (like 24 lb. bond), but the other big problem is that when printing multiple double-sided documents (or parts), if the first document ends in an odd-numbered page, the printer will print the first page of the *next* document on the back of that page -- which makes Fin2007's print all parts at once feature completely useless unless I'm printing single-sided pages, which I rarely do. So -- I'm rapidly approaching the point where I'm ready to throw the damn thing out the window and look for a replacement. I know everyone always recommends the HP 5100, but that's (still) absurdly expensive. Does anyone have an alternative they would recommend? I need a printer capable of at least 11x17 (and 12x18 would be gravy), with a duplex unit built-in (or the possibility of adding one). And ideally the duplex unit will be able to handle 100# paper. USB or (even better) WiFi connection preferred. Cheaper is better, of course, but ideally this printer will be not as completely crappy as the Ricoh AP2610, which has been easily the worst printer I have ever owned. Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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Hi all, I'm basically fed up with my Ricoh AP2610 and I'm looking for a possible replacement. The major problem is that on my heavyweight parts paper (100# offset -- the equivalent of 40 lb. bond), the duplexer jams at least 50% of the time, rendering it all but useless. Frustratingly, it seems to go in spurts -- sometimes, I'll be able to print almost an entire run of parts without a jam, but then once it starts jamming, it tends to jam every time after that. So, just print two single-sided runs, you say. Ah, but when loading paper that has already been printed on one side into the bypass tray, the bypass try also jams or misfeeds at least 50% of the time. So I always end up running through vastly more paper than I need to, and printing takes vastly longer since I need to supervise every farking page. I've tried cleaning the pads and rollers and whatnot with rubbing alcohol, but nothing helps. The duplexer works okay for lighter paper (like 24 lb. bond), but the other big problem is that when printing multiple double-sided documents (or parts), if the first document ends in an odd-numbered page, the printer will print the first page of the *next* document on the back of that page -- which makes Fin2007's print all parts at once feature completely useless unless I'm printing single-sided pages, which I rarely do. So -- I'm rapidly approaching the point where I'm ready to throw the damn thing out the window and look for a replacement. I know everyone always recommends the HP 5100, but that's (still) absurdly expensive. Does anyone have an alternative they would recommend? I need a printer capable of at least 11x17 (and 12x18 would be gravy), with a duplex unit built-in (or the possibility of adding one). And ideally the duplex unit will be able to handle 100# paper. USB or (even better) WiFi connection preferred. Cheaper is better, of course, but ideally this printer will be not as completely crappy as the Ricoh AP2610, which has been easily the worst printer I have ever owned. Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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I just talked with Santa, and he says you've been a good boy (mostly), and that he'll get you a 5100. Well maybe. There was that thing you did in October he was a little iffy iffy about ;-) Seriously though, if you are using it a lot, and it sounds like you are, then get something worth it. I finally ditched my Lexmark Laser, which has printed many a Finale project, because the toner is like $200 and because it was having issues feeding in paper. I bought a Brother printer, with postscript, duplex and built-in ethernet for $240. Print out looks just as good. It's faster. It just works. And that, when it comes down to it, is worth the money isn't it? Something that works like it is supposed to? Oh, GCC supposedly has some good printers. http://gccprinters.com/printers/exl40.php I have a friend who has one. Works great so he says. Except it's about the same price as a HP now (it wasn't a couple of years ago). Another company I've heard good things about is Xante. http://www.xante.com/products/4n/accel-a-writer4N_printer.aspx Darcy James Argue wrote: Hi all, I'm basically fed up with my Ricoh AP2610 and I'm looking for a possible replacement. The major problem is that on my heavyweight parts paper (100# offset -- the equivalent of 40 lb. bond), the duplexer jams at least 50% of the time, rendering it all but useless. Frustratingly, it seems to go in spurts -- sometimes, I'll be able to print almost an entire run of parts without a jam, but then once it starts jamming, it tends to jam every time after that. So, just print two single-sided runs, you say. Ah, but when loading paper that has already been printed on one side into the bypass tray, the bypass try also jams or misfeeds at least 50% of the time. So I always end up running through vastly more paper than I need to, and printing takes vastly longer since I need to supervise every farking page. I've tried cleaning the pads and rollers and whatnot with rubbing alcohol, but nothing helps. The duplexer works okay for lighter paper (like 24 lb. bond), but the other big problem is that when printing multiple double-sided documents (or parts), if the first document ends in an odd-numbered page, the printer will print the first page of the *next* document on the back of that page -- which makes Fin2007's print all parts at once feature completely useless unless I'm printing single-sided pages, which I rarely do. So -- I'm rapidly approaching the point where I'm ready to throw the damn thing out the window and look for a replacement. I know everyone always recommends the HP 5100, but that's (still) absurdly expensive. Does anyone have an alternative they would recommend? I need a printer capable of at least 11x17 (and 12x18 would be gravy), with a duplex unit built-in (or the possibility of adding one). And ideally the duplex unit will be able to handle 100# paper. USB or (even better) WiFi connection preferred. Cheaper is better, of course, but ideally this printer will be not as completely crappy as the Ricoh AP2610, which has been easily the worst printer I have ever owned. Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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On 28.11.2006 Darcy James Argue wrote: So -- I'm rapidly approaching the point where I'm ready to throw the damn thing out the window and look for a replacement. I know everyone always recommends the HP 5100, but that's (still) absurdly expensive. Does anyone have an alternative they would recommend? You can get both the 5100 and the 5000 for relatively little money from ebay. That's what I will be doing in the new year. Johannes -- http://www.musikmanufaktur.com http://www.camerata-berolinensis.de ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
