[geeks] Printer Recommendations

[Phil Stracchino]

On 2/9/22 16:21, Jonathan Patschke wrote:
> I have an HP LaserJet 4050dtn that's been absolutely wonderful for many
> years, but those years are starting to show.  Getting anything not-Unix
> to print to it is a chore, parts aren't as easy to find as they once
> were, and the MTBF is dropping like a stone.


We still have our LaserJet 4350dtn for mono-only jobs, and we bought a 
Brother HL-L8250CDN when our Color Laserjet 3600 (?) shat the bed.  Both 
have been solid and are inexpensive to run.

A3 though?  That's going to add a LOT of cost.

They CAN BE HAD, if you're willing to try to get a used one working, but 
if you want it inexpensive you might have to settle for inkjet.  For 
example 
http://www.digitsmith.com/hp-color-deskjet-9300-wide-format-11x17-printer-30-a-20350.html


About ten years back I bid $200 on a Color LaserJet ... 8500 I think? 
Full stack, 11x17 color, bulk bin, duplexer, the works.  I was the only 
bidder.  The seller hadn't banked on that and tried to weasel out, then 
claimed they'd discovered when preparing it to ship that it wasn't 
working but they JUST HAPPENED to have a DIFFERENT BUT IDENTICAL one 
that I could have for only $1800 or some such bullshit ...

It ended with eBay canceling their account for fraud.  But I'd rather 
have had the printer.


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