Re: Laser printers

["Adam Lang" <aalang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ultimately, I have found HP laser printers to be the best and friendliest
printers for all workgroup level environments (they don't make any
production systems, you go to Canon for that, which ultimately both
companies use the same fab plants and parts).

I have Laserjet 5, laserjet 4100, 4200, Color laserjet 4500 and color
laserjet 4550 and they work without any issues with the AS/400 and PC
networks.  Plus, they are all based on the laserjet 4 engine, so your
drivers and settings for that will more than likely work fine for anything
newer.

Two weeks ago bought a HP Laserjet 4200N.  35 PPM.  Network ready (all HP
printers that have "N" after the model number ship with the network card).
$1500.

If you want under $1200, you aren't going to get anything over 19 PPM, but
HP has several of those models also.

Keep in mind, a Jetdirect card runs 200-300 dollars, so for network ready,
it adds some cast to the printer.

But I am very much HP proponent in regards to workgroup level printers.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Leland, David" <dleland@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 11:24 AM
Subject: Laser printers


> I'd like to replace our old HP 4 laser printers with something faster and
> more input tray capacity.  I currently have them connected to our network
> with print servers from Troy, which works fine.  Can print to them from
the
> PC network and have created remote outqs on the /400, which allows me to
> print to them from the /400 also.
>
> So my question is, in the under $1,200 price range, what would be a good
> replacement laser printer (or combination laser printer & print server),
> keeping in mind that I need to print from both the network and the /400,
> using remote outq method (although PJL method would be even better).
Also,
> would like to have 500 sheet input tray capacity, if possible but not
> critical.
>
> I bought a Xerox Phaser 3400N (formerly Tektronics Phaser) and it has
> networking capabilities built-in but it does not play well with the /400.
> Xerox tech supported admitted it's networking capabilities are not very
> robust.
>
> Thanks,
> Dave