dlou@dino.ucsd.edu (Dennis Lou) (08/26/90)
I am looking at 3 different ads for a used HP Laserjet for between $475 and $600 in my local classifieds. I took one look at these ads and decided "I need a laser!". Has laser printer prices drastically dropped recently or is it just me? I guess the Cannon LBP4 and HP IIP really made an impact... My question is this: Are these prices reasonable or should I go for a HP IIP instead (they go for $800, right?)? What the current crop of laser printers do that a Laserjet can't? Are the Laserjets upgradable to Postscript via cartridge? (When the ads say Laserjet, I'm assuming the series I) My thought is that I'd get a LJ really cheap and get GoScript until I can afford something better. (remember, I'm a poor hungry college student; I want a laser printer so I can get word processing and consulting jobs to pay for school) Thanks for the help. E-mail, post, throw a rock through my window, I don't care how you respond. -- Dennis Lou Disclaimer: I don't use lame disks. dlou@dino.ucsd.edu "But Yossarian, what if everyone thought that way?" [backbone]!ucsd!dino!dlou "Then I'd be crazy to think any other way!"
marshall@wind55.seri.gov (Marshall L. Buhl) (08/28/90)
dlou@dino.ucsd.edu (Dennis Lou) writes: >(When the ads say Laserjet, I'm assuming the series I) I don't know if it's important to you, but the old LaserJet stacked the output in reverse order. It's no problem if you printing just a few pages. When it's dozens of pages, resorting can be a pain. I persoanlly wouldn't spend that much money on 5 year old technology. -- Marshall L. Buhl, Jr. EMAIL: marshall@seri.gov Senior Computer Missionary VOICE: (303)231-1014 Wind Research Branch 1617 Cole Blvd., Golden, CO 80401-3393 Solar Energy Research Institute Solar - safe energy for a healthy future
shwake@raysnec.UUCP (Ray Shwake) (08/28/90)
dlou@dino.ucsd.edu (Dennis Lou) writes: >I am looking at 3 different ads for a used HP Laserjet for between >$475 and $600 in my local classifieds. I took one look at these ads >and decided "I need a laser!". Has laser printer prices drastically >dropped recently or is it just me? I guess the Cannon LBP4 and HP IIP >really made an impact... I doubt these models had much to do with it. HP seems to have decided that, in the laserjet market at least, they will set the pace. With the Laserjet III now widely available for $1600 or less, and NEW Laserjet IIs available as closeouts for ~$1200, the used market for older laser printers shows the effect.