Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2003 22:06:29 -0500 From: madodel at ptdprolog.net Subject: [VOICENWS] SW: More "Tim's Warped Bargains": Printers From: Timothy Sipples OK, that subject line is a bit of a joke, but I keep finding interesting (and inexpensive) eComStation- and OS/2 Warp-compatible products. I wish I did get a commission, but I don't. 1. Techdepot.com (a unit of Office Depot) has the Brother HL-1440 laser printer on sale for $199.00 with free shipping. This is a monochrome laser printer rated at up to 15 pages per minute. Comes with both USB and parallel ports. Here's the direct link: http://www.techdepot.com/product.asp?ProductID=283792 Recent versions of the IBM LaserJet-family driver include a Brother HL-1440 driver, so you're good to go. The standard 2 MB of RAM might have trouble with complex graphics at higher resolution, but that amount of memory should handle everything you can throw at it in 300 dpi. Memory is expandable. Here are the specifications for the printer: http://www.brother.com/usa/printer/info/hl1440/hl1440_ove.html 2. Techdepot.com also has the same printer, refurbished, for about $40 less. 3. Computers4Sure.com (same company again) has the Brother HL-1250 refurbished for about $165. This printer is 12 pages per minute, but it comes standard with twice the memory, and it's got a somewhat smarter engine inside. (It emulates dot matrix printers, for example, so you can even print from very old DOS applications.) Here's the link: http://www.computers4sure.com/product.asp?productid=1521512 4. Need a fast monochrome duplexing laser printer? That's available for not much more money. Try the Panasonic KX-P7105. (NOT the KX-P7100.) The KX-P7105 has a built-in duplexer and is rated at 15 pages per minute. There's a generous 16 MB of RAM, so you should have no trouble with 600 dpi. Bear in mind the printer comes with a "starter toner cartridge," so you'll need to purchase another one right away if you do much printing. Includes both USB and parallel interfaces. This model isn't explicitly listed in IBM's LaserJet driver, but pick any comparable PCL 6 duplex printer. The LaserJet 4 (duplex) should be a very safe driver choice. Shop around. Techsavings.com, for example, has the printer for about $273 with shipping. 5. Are you REALLY on a budget? Maybe a used laser printer from eBay makes sense. Here are some laser printer models that are pretty safe choices: - Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4L HP's last budget laser printer before the big mistake: vertical paper feed. The pinnacle of 300 dpi quality, 4 pages per minute, possibly indestructible, cheap. Normally comes with 1 MB of RAM which is enough, but can be upgraded to 2 MB. I've got one, and I can't figure out any reason to replace it. - IBM Network Printer 17 (4317) One of the few 17 page per minute duplexing laser printers that actually runs at nearly full speed (about 8 sheets per minute duplexed). I use this 600 dpi printer at the office, and it's a terrific workhorse. You can often find eBay examples with extra memory and/or network adapter. Superb eComStation and OS/2 Warp driver. - Brother HL-1650 Another duplexing laser printer. I'm seeing some new ones on eBay for less than the KX-P7105 mentioned above. - Minolta Magicolor 2200 A recently discontinued color laser printer. Do not get the "DeskLaser" or "DL" version of this printer. Make sure you get the one that includes Postscript and PCL emulation. IBM's Postscript driver lists this model. As always, I do not have any affiliation with any of these companies. 6. Duplexing color laser printers are still very expensive, but if you want something a bit novel, you might take a look at the HP's duplexing color inkjet printers, such as the 970C and 990C. (There will be some more letters after the C in the model number. You can safely ignore those extra letters.) IBM's OMNI driver supports the 970C and 990C, and you can find these printers on eBay for not much money. - - - - - Timothy F. Sipples PGP Public Key: http://wwwkeys.pgp.net:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x45D3DE3E -- To unsubscribe yourself from this list, send the following message to majormajor at os2voice.org unsubscribe news end If you have an announcement you would like posted to the VOICE News list, please send it to submit at os2voice.org. Please include a valid reply address and a real contact name. If you wish to comment on this post, please reply to feedback at os2voice.org