On Sat, 13 Feb 2016 23:09:59 +0000, T i m wrote:

On Sat, 13 Feb 2016 14:25:57 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Saturday, 13 February 2016 22:06:21 UTC, T i m wrote:
On Sat, 13 Feb 2016 13:57:26 -0800 (PST),
wrote:
On Saturday, 13 February 2016 13:18:09 UTC, T i m wrote:

And being a GDI printer, potentially would be as advertised and
'Windows only'?

Indeed, the specification says:

(last item in the features section)
Windows Only Compatible

Simple connection to PC via USB 2.0
Intuitive, easy to use GDI print driver Support for XP, Vista,
Windows 7, Windows 8 and Server 2003/2008/2012

Which means you can't use it a shared printer unless you share it
though a Windows PC.


and will mean binning it long before it dies.

Really? I don't think I've ever 'binned a printer before it died'?

Cheers, T i m

[See another laser printer thread in uk.comp.homebuilt.]

I have just taken an old HP inkjet out of service because the intermittent
usage meant that the ink kept drying up between uses. This in effect added
£50-£100 per year to the running costs.

Still a perfectly fine auto-duplexing A4 printer but not cost effective
for my pattern of use.

I also stopped using a more recent Lexmark MFP because of ink costs (even
when not drying out).

I am assured that a laser printer won't worry if it isn't used for a few
months.

We shall see.

Cheers

Dave R

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