[rescue] Printers

[Lionel Peterson]

--- "Sheldon T. Hall" <shel at cmhcsys.com> wrote:
> I need to do something about the printing situation around here.  A
> ribbon-eating dot-matrix printer and a USB-on-Windows-only inkjet
> unit do not for happiness make.

A sad state of affairs...

> Is there any way to make a non-power-saving laser printer
> (specifically a
> Panasonic KX-P4420) get with the Energy Star program and curb its
> appetite??

That would be a neat trick. ;^)

> The printer works fine, but its either on or off, and when it's on,
> it's so
> power hungry that it dims the room lights when its heater is on. 
> Even my
> 3500 Watt espresso machine doesn't do that.


Ugh, I think it is time for a new printer.

> Failing that ... what's a good PostScript-capable, power-saving,
> network-attachable laser printer, and does anyone around Seattle have
> one of which he wishes to be rid?

Something like this would be nice:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2728188898&category=16188

Postscript is available for a printer like this for about $40 from
www.printerworks.com (IIRC)...

HP 4m's are nice too, but only 600x600 (the HP 2100s are 1200x1200 @ 10
PPM)...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2727689558&category=16188


=====
Lionel

"Nothing would please me more than being able to hire ten
programmers and deluge the hobby market with good software"
Bill Gates, in "An OpenLetter to Hobbyists" dated February 3, 1976

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