Re: OT: Best New Laser Printer to Buy

"Christian Walter" <wolti@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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PS: I had the same problems with a Laserjet 1100 and the reason for the
printing problems where some manufacturing errors from HP. Sadly I missed
the time frame when the replacement parts where available and so I had to
buy a new one.

Yeah, that's my concern exactly. The problem is, I want to pick a workhorse
where parts will be available for 15 years.

Frankly, my LJ4 is just fine and I'd keep it forever if that were possible.
It doesn't print as fast as a more modern printer (its little 1992 CPU
probably can't work as fast as the new ones), but it is just fine.

And the "just fine" argument could be made if I find a replacement
workhorse. I can't imagine that printers in 15 years will be better than
they are today in any meaningful way. Once you add color and if it sits
directly on a network ... what else could you do to add value? (nothing
that I can see).

Problem is knowing production volumes, meaningful measures of quality, and
what the parts chain will do. I don't know how to predict that.

P.S.--According to www.printerworks.com, there are still some parts
available for the 1100 series. The chain looks fairly complete.

For example:

http://www.printerworks.com/Catalogs/1100-Catalog/110_1100InternalComponent.html

Dave.


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