taylor@limbo.intuitive.com (Dave Taylor) (04/15/91)
I'm contemplating purchase of an HP LaserJet Series III printer,
the basic model, with a 2MB RAM expansion. A shop in the local
area (Fry's) has it for $1549 (printer) + $150 (memory). My
question, before I drop that kind of money, is whether this is a
good price or not. If you've a LJIII, how much did you pay for
it, and where?
Thanks for your input: via email only, please!
-- Dave Taylor
Intuitive Systems
Mountain View, California
taylor@limbo.intuitive.com or {uunet!}{decwrl,apple}!limbo!taylorcek@wsc-sun.boeing.com (Conrad Kimball) (04/17/91)
In article <9104151944.AA15601@crayola.cs.UMD.EDU>, taylor@limbo.intuitive.com (Dave Taylor) writes: |> |> I'm contemplating purchase of an HP LaserJet Series III printer, |> the basic model, with a 2MB RAM expansion. A shop in the local |> area (Fry's) has it for $1549 (printer) + $150 (memory). My |> question, before I drop that kind of money, is whether this is a |> good price or not. If you've a LJIII, how much did you pay for |> it, and where? Over the past month or two I've seen ads in the local Seattle newspaper in which Ballard Computer was selling the LJIII for $1399 if you also bought a toner cartridge from them (they didn't mention the price of the cartridge, but I would figure about $100). Their "specials" seem to come and go; good for a week, then revert to a higher price, then a week or two later they run the same ad that's good for another week, etc. So the strategy is simply to wait them out until they have another special - it shouldn't take more than a few weeks. I don't know about the price of memory. -- Conrad Kimball Boeing Computer Services (206) 865-6410 Email: cek@wsc-sun.boeing.com or cek%wsc-sun@atc.boeing.com UUCP: uw-beaver!bcsaic!wsc-sun!cek
jdalin@devildog.att.com (Jimmy Dalin) (04/18/91)
$1549 for an LJIII plus $150 for the memory (I'm assuming 2 Meg) is an
okay price. I bought mine in New Jersey for $1525 by from an outfit
that's also a vendor to my corporation and offers a slight employee
discount for private purchases as well. I did not buy memory (I forgot
to!), but I've done enough research to know that $150 is a pretty good
price. Just make sure that the board you buy - assuming that you are
indeed buying 2 Meg - can accept an additional 2 Meg on the same board.
Assuming, of course, that you intent to expand beyond 2 Meg.
By the way, two of my friends bought the LJIII and discovered that their
existing "generic" printer cable would not work. One bought an HP
printer cable for about $35 (!); the other bought a printer cable from
a reputable outfit called Black Box, for about $25. When I mentioned
this to my sapesperson, he pooh-poohed that idea, said that my old
cable would work, and he was right. So just take this as a word of
caution.
Also, I would suggest that you splurge and buy paper specifically
intended for use in a laser printer; it's wonderful. I went to my
local office supplies discount supermarket ("Staples") and bought a
ream of Hammermill brand paper labeled, I believe, "Laser Bond." It was
about a buck more (around $5.49 for a ream) than regular paper, but well
worth it. What's another dollar when you've just bought an LJIII?
Also, I recently went to a computer show and bought a nifty plastic
dust cover that covers the printer with paper tray in place. With two
youngsters in the house it was well worth it; under $10. Good luck.
--
Jim Dalin
AT&T "No Salga Afuera"
N.Y.C.T.A.
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