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Mac Forum / General / Portable Macs / June 2007Printer for G4 Titanium
About three years ago I purchased three Epson Printers. One 3 in 1 and 2 Stylus 84s. The Epson 3 in 1 died about a year ago and I replaced it with a different Epson 3 in 1. In the past couple of weeks both of the Epson Stylus C84s have stopped working with the same problem. Both C84s are in different offices and neither are used very much and it seems funny they would stop working almost simultaneously but they did. I have a StyleWriter II that I purchased in the mid 90's and it works just great but it works only on OS 9 machines with a StyleWriter 1500 driver. I would like to purchase a couple of new printers. Can anyone recommend a printer that would work on OS 9 and X and would last more than three years. I do not need color. The machines will be in a business envoirnment and color in not necessary. JHT > About three years ago I purchased three Epson Printers. One 3 in 1 and > 2 Stylus 84s. The Epson 3 in 1 died about a year ago and I replaced it [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > JHT HP Laserjet 5M Great old workhorse for OS9 & OSX. Very cheap on eBay now -- JohnB > About three years ago I purchased three Epson Printers. One 3 in 1 and > 2 Stylus 84s. The Epson 3 in 1 died about a year ago and I replaced it [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > JHT Find a networkable laserprinter (or a laserprinter and a router with a print-server in it), would be my suggestion. I picked up a used HP LJ5 for home use, and have a JetDirect interface on it. Any Mac that can talk to a generic PostScript printer and which has ethernet can print to the thing. fwiw.  SignatureLater, John johajohn@indianahoosiers.edu 'indiana' is a 'nolnn' and 'hoosier' is a 'solkk'. Indiana doesn't solkk. > Both > C84s are in different offices and neither are used very much Jon- I basically agree with JohnB and John J. One positive feature of a laser printer, is that its print heads won't clog-up when sitting up for long periods. However, a seldom-used laser printer doesn't need to be built like a tank. The consumer grade machine will probably last a long time as well, and may have a smaller footprint. The main drawback is its smaller toner cartridge(s) will end up costing more per print. A secondary drawback may be a less-than-500 sheet paper tray. (Still better than an ink-jet on both points!) To be sure a laser printer is supported under OS 9, look for one that uses PostScript and claims OS 9 support. If you choose one with AppleTalk-over-Ethernet networking, be aware that some Ethernet equipment does not pass AppleTalk packets. Yes, color isn't necessary. However it is often nice to have. For example, you can create view-graphs on a laser printer, and color makes them better. If you have it, you will find a use for it. There are several good brands out there, but I trust HP the most. Supplies are available at most office supply stores, and you can obtain service when needed. One other thought - does the price of even an eBay laser printer exceed your budget? You may find that the price of a new Epson every three years is more palatable! Fred I got a Brother HL-2040 Laser Printer. It does everything I needed to do. Thanks for the assistance to all. Jon > > Both > > C84s are in different offices and neither are used very much [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > Fred |
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