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<DIV><SPAN class=637064900-30052005><FONT face=Arial>Peace,
Pluggers!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><A href="mailto:tenzero@iinet.net.au"><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
class=637064900-30052005><FONT color=#000000>>
</FONT></SPAN>tenzero@iinet.net.au</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial> <SPAN
class=637064900-30052005>Said:</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=637064900-30052005>></SPAN>Hi
pluggers.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=637064900-30052005>></SPAN>I am in the market
for a cheap (student kind of cheap) monochrome laser printer.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=637064900-30052005>></SPAN>I am seeking
feedback / impressions from fellow pluggers.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=637064900-30052005>></SPAN>My main needs
are:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=637064900-30052005>></SPAN>well behaved with
linux.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=637064900-30052005>></SPAN>ethernet support
built in if possible.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=637064900-30052005>></SPAN>good toner
cartridge longevity.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=637064900-30052005>> </SPAN>low
price.</FONT></P>
<P><SPAN class=637064900-30052005><FONT face=Arial>I recently bought 20 Dell
1700N Laser Printers for my school (Swan View SHS). </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=637064900-30052005><FONT face=Arial>These have some good features
for Linux:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=637064900-30052005><FONT face=Arial>Built-in WebServer and SNMP
setup. With really extensive reporting and configuration (they send me an email
when they run out of paper or toner or if they get a paper jam). You configure
it from a web browser after printing out its setup to get it's IP (which it gets
by DHCP) and then you can assign it a permanent IP, mask, gateway, Name,
Contact, timezone, timeserver etc etc details.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=637064900-30052005><FONT face=Arial>Drivers: has documented
support for:<!--StartFragment --><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <FONT
face=Arial>SuSE Linux 7.2, SuSE Linux 7.3, SuSE Linux 8.0, Red Hat Linux 7.2,
Red Hat Linux 7.3, Red Hat Linux 8.0,</FONT> </FONT>(it's a rebadged Lexmark
laser printer which have good Linux support in my experience.) It doesn't claim
Mac compatibility but it works fine with our Mac OS X laptops using generic
drivers though I daresay I could find the Lexmark driver to match if I could be
bothered. (If it ain't broke - why fix it?)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=637064900-30052005><FONT face=Arial>Built in 10/100 TX Networking
by default. USB and Parallel ports are there as well.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=637064900-30052005><FONT face=Arial>Fast 25 PPM engine that
delivers at least that.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=637064900-30052005><FONT face=Arial>Clear 1200 dpi prints. FAST
PDF printing - much faster than anything else I've seen. 200MHz 32MB RAM unit.
Fast first page out.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=637064900-30052005><FONT face=Arial>Low cost for the build
quality. ($296 ex GST each 'cos I bought 20 and they were having a special last
December when they were ordered.)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=637064900-30052005><FONT face=Arial>RRP $429 inc GST. (<A
href="http://www.dell.com.au">www.dell.com.au</A>)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=637064900-30052005><FONT face=Arial>Lowish running costs: You get
3000 pages plus (about 3200) for your included toner cartridge - it's not a
half-cartridge like some.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=637064900-30052005><FONT face=Arial> Exchange Standard 3000
page toner cartridge for $110 (3.7 c /sheet - fairly average
)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=637064900-30052005><FONT face=Arial> Exchange Value 6000
page toner cartridge for $145 (2.4 c /sheet - below average)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=637064900-30052005><FONT face=Arial>Drum replacement after
300,000 sheets about $100</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=637064900-30052005><FONT face=Arial>You can replace the standard
250 sheet feeder with 550 sheet feeder about $150.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=637064900-30052005><FONT face=Arial>Good Postscript and
PCL 5 and 6 support.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=637064900-30052005><FONT face=Arial>Lots of
options.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=637064900-30052005><FONT face=Arial>Well worth looking at. I'm
glad we went with them as our default networked laser printer. Other options
were MUCH more expensive with higher running costs.</FONT></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peter Spicer-Wensley</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>System Administrator</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Swan View Senior High
School</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gladstone Avenue</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>SWAN VIEW WA
6056</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mob: 04 1893 4218</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mail:
petersw@svshs.wa.edu.au</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><!--StartFragment --><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Two things are
infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the
universe." ( Albert Einstein)</FONT></DIV>
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castle in the swamp, but I built it all the same." (Herbert's father the
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