laser-lovers@uw-beaver (07/04/85)
From: ucscc!alan%ucscm.ucscc.UUCP@Berkeley (99404000)
We have had a Xerox 8700 laser printer for the last
year. The machine has done a good job at meeting our needs.
It is connected to our IBM 4341 via an online interface and
is our workhorse for batch administrative printing. It also
handles the majority of our UNIX printing through a low
speed network interface between the 4341 and 13 UNIX
machines. We are close to implementing troff printing using
the Tplus package from Textware.
The 8700 has been on lease for the last year and now we
are evaluating a buy-out. The break-even point is 2-3 years
depending upon volume.
I would like to see comments from readers of "laser-
lovers" as to the wisdom of a buy-out. Is there an
announcement on the horizon that will significantly erode
the current value of the 8700? Most of the action in the
laser printer market appears to be at the low end. The
Xerox people I have been talking with feel that the
8700/9700 technology will be their primary high end offering
for the next 2-3 years. I have looked at competing products
(i.e., Delphax, IBM 3800 family, and HP) and none serve our
needs as well as the 8700.
I will collect comments and share with group. Thanks.
Alan Schlenger
University of California Santa Cruz
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