Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 14:03:56 -0400 From: madodelatptdprolog.net Subject: [VOICENWS] IBM NP17 Printer: First Hand Report From: "Timothy Sipples" My IBM 4317 laser printer (Network Printer 17) arrived earlier this week. I have the printer attached to my OS/2 Warp Server for e-business system (via a parallel port), and I also tested an OS/2 Warp 4 client. This 17 page per minute 600 dpi (plus edge smoothing) duplexing laser printer costs just a little over $186.00 shipped from CompGeeks (http://www.compgeeks.com), if you use the discount coupon MC EXCLUSIVES. It's a tremendous value. (These printers often show up on eBay in like condition, often with even more accessories.) The factory refurbished laser printer arrived with several installed accessories: a top offset output tray (up to 500 pages capacity), extra memory (10 MB RAM total), and a Token-Ring network adapter. Even though I ordered the version without the toner cartridge, I got one anyway (which looked only partially used). The printer had been used for approximately 186,000 pages before I received it, according to the built-in counter. There were some minor toner smudges here and there, easily cleaned with a wet towel. Installation was a breeze, and the OS/2 Warp driver support is excellent (using any of the more recent LaserJet driver sets from the OS/2 Device Driver Pak On-Line). IBM's printer division also supplies its own OS/2 Warp printer driver (not tested). The printer is fully capable of its 17 ppm rated speed, and it manages 8+ sheets per minute in duplex mode -- very speedy indeed. There's lots more to like about this printer. For example, you can set the printer to automatically reprint any pages caught a paper jam. (Any sheet that hasn't completely exited the printer will be reprinted.) Paper jams seem to be few and far between. I was able to download all the IBM NP17's manuals from IBM's web site. (Naturally, I printed them on the NP17 itself. :-)) Toner cartridges are fairly expensive, but they last a long time, especially with the economy mode setting. In short, this is an excellent buy in a rugged, refurbished printer. For more information on the IBM NP17, visit this web site: http://www.printers.ibm.com/R5PSC.NSF/web/NP17Home - - - - - Timothy F. Sipples IBM WebSphere & Business Connect Software (Chicago, IL) and IBM Consultant to the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (Wash., DC) ----------- To unsubscribe yourself from this list, send the following message to majormajoratos2voice.org unsubscribe news end If you have an announcement you would like posted to the VOICE News list, please send it to submitatos2voice.org. Please include a valid reply address and a real contact name. If you wish to comment on this post, please reply to feedbackatos2voice.org