ancient laserjets

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Wed Aug 15 23:27:01 2001

It's good to know that some LJ3's hold up that well. If you pass the rated 8
ppm through them you only have time time for 11520 sheets in 24 hours.
7000/11520 is pretty busy, representing over 14.5 hours of constantly full
utilization. Somebody must have stood there to refill the tray while 3-4
computers kept the buffer full. I'd say you were geting your money's worth
during that timespan.

I don't like the later laser printers either, though they don't cost as much as
they once did. I have an Okidata OL-1200 which emulates an HP4 pretty well, and
prints a genuine 12 ppm at 600 DPI, and somewhat faster in text-only. It has
the advantage that you can refill the toner reservoir yourself.

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Tuck" <technos_at_crosswinds.net>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 9:55 PM
Subject: RE: ancient laserjets


> Heh.. I once personally passed 7,000 sheets per day through a
> III for four days straight. One jam, one swap of the cartridge, and
> a quick swipe with a cleaning cloth to kill the dust.
>
> Greatest, most bullet-proof printer I've ever used, with a slight
> exception for an old Pitney Bowes laser.. I still prefer them, to the
> point of refusing a HP4 in trade for it..
>
> Jim
>
> On Wednesday, August 15, 2001 11:14 PM, Richard Erlacher
> [SMTP:edick_at_idcomm.com] wrote:
> >
> > passes self
> > test and also prints cleanly. It has 85k sheets through it, though.
> > My two
> > 10-year old (got 'em new) LJIII's have about 15k sheets through them,
> > combined.
>
>
>
>
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