[GRLUG] Cheap laser printer

[Matthew Whitaker]

Forgive me everyone for the inadvertant post to the whole group...

Not enough Mt. Dew yet today I guess.

On Wed, 2006-08-09 at 09:38 -0400, Matthew Whitaker wrote:

> If no one has spoken for it, I will take it.
> 
> On Wed, 2006-08-09 at 09:36 -0400, David Pembrook wrote:
> 
> > 30 watts in standby??!!! I'm glad mine isn't turned on.. I've got a
> > spare jet direct card for one if anyone has need. 
> > 
> > I should offer the hp4p as well as its only gathering dust. Ok, one
> > hp4p with jet direct card working with toner (last time I used it)
> > and a jet direct card to anyone that has need.
> > 
> > Contact me off list, no cost just pick it up.
> > 
> > Dave
> > 
> > Scott Zahn wrote: 
> > 
> > > How is the energy usage?  My LaserJet 4 uses 30 watts in standby mode :(
> > > Also, post here the second you find out if your printer truly supports postscript.  I've
> > > been looking for a laser printer for my dad's machine and this model might fit the bill.
> > > 
> > > On Wed, August 9, 2006 02:01, Timothy Schmidt wrote:
> > >   
> > > 
> > > > Szymon Machajewski wrote:
> > > >     
> > > > 
> > > > > Thanks for the info.  I'll take a look at one.
> > > > >       
> > > > 
> > > > No problem.  Hardware shopping with a long list of requirements can be
> > > > difficult, especially when low cost is one of them.  I spent about 2
> > > > days deciding on a printer model to replace my aging (built in 1985!) HP
> > > > Laserjet IIISi and somewhat less aged and less capable HP Laserjet 6MP.
> > > > 
> > > > I've had the HL-2070N in my possession now for a few days. I've only
> > > > tested network printing using LPD queues over TCP/IP with the hl1250
> > > > driver at the highest supported resolution (1200x600 DPI).  The
> > > > combination works excellently, with essentially no setup (assigning an
> > > > IP to the printer, selecting the appropriate queue).  The printer claims
> > > > Postscript as well as PCL6 support as well, although I have yet to test it.
> > > > 
> > > > I've got a small pages up at:
> > > > http://narrow-band.net/index.php/Brother_HL-2070N_Laser_Printer to keep
> > > > notes on the printer.  It's linked to from the linuxprinting.org entry
> > > > as well.
> > > > 
> > > > So far, I'm really happy with it.  It's fast (although it doesn't seem
> > > > quite as fast as my IIISi - but it's really close).  The real-world
> > > > controls (4 LEDs and a single button) leave something to be desired, and
> > > > the web interface isn't the most intuitively constructed.  That said, it
> > > > has every feature I've ever needed in a laser printer and a whole lot
> > > > more (it can email error messages, groks mDNS, apparently has some
> > > > SNMP-ability, and a ton of tunable knobs like sleep time, etc).  It's a
> > > > great deal for the money.
> > > > 
> > > > Let me know if you have any questions.
> > > > 
> > > > --tim
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