[geeks] Just picked up an HP 5Si MX, few questions...

[Phil Stracchino]

Lionel Peterson wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> Well the Princeton Surplus sale turned up another winner - an HP 5Si MX printer, with all cables and the "Tray 4" printer stand that takes a TON of paper (I think it said 4,000 sheets ;^) AND the little cable that connects the printer to the expansion tray/stand. It also included a JetDirect card, and printed up great test pages (PCL and PS) - $50.

Nice printer at an awesome price  :)

That bulk feeder is a 2000-sheet feeder.  I was constantly having to
tell people at Cardima NOT to use the empty space on the other side of
the divider to store unopened reams of paper, despite the large
brightly-colored decals slapped all over it saying DO NOT USE THIS SPACE
FOR STORAGE.  For most of them, the message didn't actually get through
until I visually, personally, individually showed them how their
*personal* use of that space for paper storage was preventing the bulk
feeder from feeding.

> What I don't get, is the amount of RAM it can accomodate - I've seen 3x 32 Meg FPM, and other sites that quote EDO RAM, and some that advise against exceeding the Mfg. limits.
> 
> Any idea how much RAM it can handle/use? (I like the idea of 96 Meg, but if it wont work, there's no reason to consider it)

M and MX versions came with 12MB standard, expandable to 76MB.

> Any point to adding a HD to the printer? (Does anything really take advantage of the internal HD, it seems like an idea the Mfg. thought would take off, but did not...)

Not really.  It's not a particularly useful feature.  iirc, there are
two possible uses:  storing downloaded fonts, and caching jobs to allow
reprinting.  Neither is an especially useful capability.


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