And indeed, our M does V... The HP hardware
still seems pretty solid, but the software that
gets installed with their hardware is junk, and
we gave up on HP products many years ago. I
would reconsider them if they changed their
software policies, but of course since I no
longer install HP stuff I will never know when
that happens. In the meantime, we have found
Dell printers to be a good choice overall; I
myself have a Brother that suits me just fine,
but I don't know how that purchasing decision got
made (it was an extra that just happened to be on hand when I needed it).
-- dkm
At 9/7/2010 12:06 PM Tuesday, Scott Smith wrote:
>I have always loved HP’s, and have used them for
>more than 25 years. I have some small
>experience with other brands, but I always come
>back to HP. My experience has been that the
>non-HP’s are more difficult to configure and less reliable.
>
>They are still my first choice. YMMV.
>
>- Scott
>
>From: Kramer, Jack [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 11:50 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: [MSUNAG] Thoughts on laser printers?
>
>Looking for opinions on laser printer vendors –
>need to replace an older HP Laserjet and was
>looking for something a little less spendy in
>terms of upkeep over its lifespan. The Brother
>HL-5370DWT looks promising – dual paper trays
>and low-cost consumables – but the comparable
>HP, the P2055dn, has a larger RAM compliment and
>a slightly faster page-per-minute rating. My big
>concern with the HP is that consumables are $160
>a pop for the high-capacity cartridges, while
>the Brother unit takes larger cartridges that run $80 or less.
>
>Does anyone else on campus use non-HP printers?
>----
>Jack Kramer
>Computer Systems Specialist
>University Relations, Michigan State University
>w: 517-884-1231 / c: 248-635-4955
|