Inexpensive BW or Color LaserJet printer

[Brian K. White]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Asman" <jlasman at telus.net>
To: <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2006 6:13 PM
Subject: Re: Inexpensive BW or Color LaserJet printer


> --------------- Original Message ---------------
> At 05:48P Sun Aug 13 2006, Robert T. Repko (R Squared Consultants) wrote:
>
>> I would like to use an inexpensive (I know that is relative) BW or
>> Color HP LaserJet printer.  According to HP any printer with a
>> JetDirect card has a print processor built in, I assumed that meant
>> it would work with filePro, not a safe assumption.  I purchased 3
>> 2600 Color LaserJets only to find out they do not work with
>> filepro.  Hence I would like to know what HP printers you have
>> successfully used with filepro.  Running SCO OSR 5.0.7, Facetwin, and
>> filePro 5.x
>
> BW 1320
>
> Color 3000, 3800


Agree with above (note 1320 is also 1320n which has the print server built 
in and does work well with unix) and add:
BW Multifunction  3015 3050
Color 2500

We've got several people using the 3015 and 3050 for scanning into as well 
as printing from our filepro app. (mostly via FacetWin, some Anzio)
Personally I find the scanner a bit slow for this but for a small home 
office or a person that doesn't do too much scanning it's great.
I have a 3015 at my own desk and it's perfect since I do a little scanning 
and a little printing and it occupies less room than two devices.
Only problem is no flatbed scanner.
I stuck a no-name single port parallel print server on it so my unix & linux 
boxes can all print to it from cron jobs but they probably offer a version 
with a jetdirect built in too.
The unit is kind of tall since it's basically a laser printer with a scanner 
stuck on top. And the scanner/fax input tray is the rear/vertical type, but 
if you put it on a short file cabinet / printer stand then it works out so 
that the scanner/fax input tray is within reach without stretching too much. 
The printer input and all the output trays are all in front and easy to 
reach.

Brian K. White  --  brian at aljex.com  --  http://www.aljex.com/bkw/
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