[windows2000] Re: HP printers and Windows Server 2003
- From: Greg Reese <gareese@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:22:58 -0500
the only catch I could find with Oki is that you have to buy oki toner and
not refills. their toner is different than other lasers. they also
separate the toner from the drum. that is the main reason the toner is
cheaper. you only have to replace the drum about every three or four
toners.
www.compudirect.net has a pretty good explanation of why the Oki toner is
different. Basically, it is a low heat toner that melts at a lower temp
than others.
http://compudirect.net/oki/okidata_toner_is_special.htm
I also think they are still living down a bad reputation they earned in the
late 90's/early 2000's when they stuff was poor quality.
they are really LED printers and not Laser from a technical standpoint.
http://compudirect.net/oki/led_versus_laser.htm
this all started for me back when HP changed from the 4000 to the 4100. We
had 4000s deployed all over the place and then needed more and couldn't get
them. They had been replaced by the 4100. So we bought a bunch of those
only to find out the toners were compatible between the two. I got pissed
and started buying the Oki's. it worked out really well for us. I could
also take their low end unit and plug then straight to a PC. as needs
changed, i could add a network card and an extra papertray and have a nice
workgroup device. I couldn't do that with the HP1100's we were buying as
personal printers at the time.
On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 9:57 AM, Sorin Srbu <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Oki, huh? Would the Oki 6000-series roughly be the same thing as the Xerox
> 3600-series or HP Laserjet 4300-series in terms of speed and stuff?
>
> I'm going to assume the Oki 6000-series are real network printers, not some
> crappy disguised host-based/GDI junk, right?
>
> Just checked the OKI B6250DN. Seems a likely candidate. Apparently it's got
> a
> complete PCL/PS support, something that to me sings "no GDI". It's pretty
> cheap as well. There's got to be a catch somewhere... 8-/
>
> --
> /Sorin
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000-
> >bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Greg Reese
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> >Subject: [windows2000] Re: HP printers and Windows Server 2003
> >
> >I have had nothing but trouble with Xerox everywhere i have been in my
> >career. 14
> >years now, every place i have been with Xerox has had trouble. My last
> job
> >was at a
> >Hospital and we hada dedicated Xerox employee in house who's sole job was
> to
> >run
> >around fixing our Xerox printers and copiers. they jammed, they broke,
> parts
> >always
> >needed replacing and one actually caught fire. Users hated them and we
> spent
> >a
> >fortune on them.
> >
> >HP was always been the workhorse but my grief with them is that every time
> >they
> >change models (even withing the same "family") none of the supplies are
> >compatible. then there are the driver issues everyone seems to have with
> >them.
> >they've had driver issues since the NT 4 days and they still have problems
> >today.
> >
> >I generally buy Oki printers these days when I can. The units are usually
> >cheaper to
> >begin with. Supplies are usually cheaper too and they remain consistent
> >among the
> >same "family". So the 6000, 6100, 6200 all take the same toner and drum.
> >Users
> >also don't have to do some funky slide maneuver to change toner either.
> It
> >lifts
> >straight up and straight down. The drivers and firmware has never given
> me
> >trouble
> >either. We had them on our nurses stations and our nurses never managed
> to
> >break them. Nurses can break anything.
> >
> >
> >On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Sorin Srbu <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Looking for recommendations basically.
> >
> > We have a new HP Laserjet P2055DN that just won't play nice with
> our
> > Win2k3-based printer server. After having searched the 'net and
> HP's
> >support
> > site for a couple of hours, I've now found that the reason for this
> is most
> > likely HP's (host-based) Universal Printer Driver and the fact that
> the
> >2055DN
> > is a GDI-printer in disguise. In any case, it's just plain buggy
> and slow
> >when
> > connected to the network and the printer server.
> >
> > Connected over a usb-cable, it prints fast and nice, although it
> can't
> >print
> > single-sided documents for some reason, it prints duplex whatever
> >setting I
> > set... Flashed it to no avail... 8-/
> >
> > So, would you guys have any recommendations on what to buy, that is
> >an
> > honest-to-god real network printer like HP *used* to be five-six
> years
> >ago?
> >
> > I've heard Xerox is supposedly pretty good and that they normally
> don't
> >have
> > this silly hidden host-based junk like most all HP have nowadays.
> But
> >what
> > model should I look into you think?
> >
> > Hints and recommendations appreciated! Thanks.
> > --
> > BW,
> > Sorin
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