Re:Never buy Epson printers
by pjc50 on Saturday March 12, 2016 @06:16PM
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I have an HP LaserJet 4L. It's noisy and has an inconvenient Centronics interface. This is because it's over 20 years old, but it has been similarly reliable and repairable because it dates from the era when HP were a respected engineering company.
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You should get rid of that old thing, and upgrade to a early/mid-2000s HP LaserJet 2300d. It's about the same size, but it's far faster at printing (especially graphics), has a USB interface, you can add a JetDirect 10/100 ethernet card, and is a true Postscript printer. It's also extremely reliable, and the ink cartridges are cheap on Ebay.
The 2400 series (which replaced the 2300 series) looks pretty good too, and has built-in ethernet (no extra card needed), but that's when they switched manufacturing to China, so I don't know how reliable it is.
I have the same printer, from 1992 iirc - still prints and has been an absolute workhorse. HP bought a lot of brand loyalty from me with that printer.
Re:Never buy Epson printers
by techdragon on Sunday March 13, 2016 @01:25AM
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Those HP printers were some of the most reliable I ever dealt with. Fond memories.