Date:  Mon, 07 Apr 2003 11:18:14 -0400
From:  madodel at ptdprolog.net
Subject:  [VOICENWS] HW: Tim's Warped Bargains: More Printers

From: Timothy Sipples <tsipple at us.ibm.com> 


April 5, 2003

Deal #1: HP LaserJet 1200SE for $199.99

USA: OfficeMax (http://www.officemax.com) will start selling the
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 1200SE for $199.99 in their stores only.  The
sale begins Sunday, April 6, 2003, and it is limited to stock on hand.  No
rainchecks.  Get there right at opening Sunday!  Other stores, such as
Staples and OfficeDepot, may match that price if you bring a copy of the
advertisement.  You can find the advertisement on the OfficeMax web site
under "weekly specials."

This LaserJet works great with eComStation and OS/2 Warp.  It is not a
duplex printer.  It uses horizontal (rather than vertical) paper feed for
reliability.  Speed is rated at 15 pages per minute.  The printer has 8 MB
of memory for capable graphics handling, and memory is expandable.  Both
USB and parallel ports are included.  The printer supports both PCL and
Postscript.

Do NOT purchase the LaserJet 1000.  That one's a bad deal.

That $199.99 price is excellent, but you might do even better if you saved
an OfficeMax coupon, use a cash-back credit card, etc.  A few people
report success printing out OfficeMax's web coupons and trying to use them
in the store.  Or using competitors' coupons.

Here's one way to get the price down.  Staples has the same printer for
$349.99.  Order through Staples, which offers a 110% price match
guarantee. Then use Staples coupon code 99815 ($50 off $200) and buy
another $15.01 worth of stuff.  Your net (printer) cost is $150 plus tax. 
(You'll have to phone that one in, and you can point the service agent to
OfficeMax's web site for the advertisement.)

This is one of the best laser printer deals I've seen in a while.

Deal #2: Minolta Rebate

USA: In my last note I recommended the Minolta-QMS Magicolor 2200 color
laser printer (NOT the 2200DL a.k.a. 2200 DeskLaser).  Turns out there's a
$200 mail-in rebate on the 2200DL model until June 30, 2003.  Probably
wouldn't hurt to send in the rebate if you get the 2200, although no
guarantees.  Here's the rebate form:

   http://www.minolta-qms.com/promotions/2200DL_200rebate_4_03.pdf

There are some specific rules to this rebate, so read the fine print
carefully.  Like I said, no promises.

Deal #3: PDA Printer

USA: CompGeeks (http://www.compgeeks.com) has the SiPix Pocket Printer A6
for only $40 if you use 10% off coupon code "MC Exclusives" when you place
your order.

This printer really isn't for eComStation or OS/2 Warp per se.  You can
print to it via infrared directly from your Palm PDA.  This page has more
information:

   http://www.sipixdigital.com/printers/pocketA6

You can pick your favorite color for your little printer, as long as it's
either blue or black.

As always, I have no affiliation with these companies.


- - - - -
Timothy F. Sipples
PGP Public Key:
http://wwwkeys.pgp.net:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x45D3DE3E

                           

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