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There is this: http://copierprogram.msu.edu/ and also CCS has been pretty good to us http://www.capcomsys.com/ It is a difficult political battle to fight though (eliminating personal lasers) On 9/7/2010 12:47 PM, Bosman, Don wrote: > Purchase or lease copiers. Find out which company currently has the > campus X pennies per page contract and go with their multifunction > copier. They all have network connectivity now. The very latest drivers > are sometimes an issue. For instance Snow Leopard can't use the mailbox > features on a Canon iR3320. > Make sure your service contract specifies what happens to the hard drive > at end of life. > > Copiers are built to take abuse and a copier tech is generally somewhere > on campus, every day. > > Don Bosman > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jon Galbreath [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 12:28 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Thoughts on laser printers? > > Another good point. HP's exceptionally bloated software is TERRIBLE! > I'll say again: TERRIBLE TERRIBLE TERRIBLE! One office purchased a > multifunction model (NEVER buy one from HP, just an FYI) and it required > a 600MB driver package that only sort of worked. Their drivers alone > aren't too bad, so if you go to their website, check for a Plug and Play > version of the driver that seems greatly slimmed down. It might not > have their stupid monitoring programs to tell when your print is done, > but it's worth the savings and it's one less thing to stop working. > > Jon Galbreath > MCSE/Security+ > Systems Administrator > International Studies and Programs > Ph: 517-884-2144 > [log in to unmask] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David McFarlane [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 12:22 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Thoughts on laser printers? > > 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