From: trevor@rageaudio.com.au   
      
   On 23/08/2023 12:05 am, vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:   
   > Please advise.   
   >   
   > I'm looking for a heavy duty sole-practitioner multifunction printer, fax,   
   > scanner, &c (was gonna jibe: toothbrush, vaccuum, dishwasher, and pet   
   > shampooer). I'm guessing I need to spend more like $500. I had gotten the   
   > cheapest HP inkjet recently and it was a disappointment. (I just moved and   
   > junked about half of my equipement to save on moving.)   
   >   
   > Not sure if I want cartridge-less inkjet or laser.  For pure home, I'd prefer   
   > ink jet. For office, I'd get laser toner but keep it in a place where I don't   
   > mind dusty toner spills (heck, garage works). In same cases I still use MSDOS   
   > and would like the printer to know what plain text ascii is. I had a 2005   
   > Panasonic dot matrix that didn't.   
   >   
   > I had an HP OJLX printer 1995-2015 which worked great.  I refilled it by   
   > syringe. But about a third of the time it didn't "equalise" right and leaked.   
   >   
   > I also worked with some folks who had a big professional HP 5555   
   > which I could do wheelies with from the computer. I loved it, but can't   
   > afford it. It was leased & profesionally maintained monthly   
   > To do stuff like that on my own, I use Fedex/Kinko.   
   >   
   > But some friends had the cheapest HP laser printers at their home and they   
   > could be real wimpy. For example when you did two sided card stock, the toner   
   > on the back side didn't fuse well. I'd'a thought the hotter the better (ie,   
   > it didn't cool'nuff because it was thicker) butit was disappointing.   
   >   
   > I still have my HP41C calculator and am planning of refurbishing my hp2621a   
   > terminal (screen has "cataract", ie, glue deteriorated). I loved HP products   
   > most of my life, but, yes, firms change.   
   >   
   > My first printer (1982-95) was also great, Oki 82a. It used regular old   
   > fashioned typewriter ribbons. It was like an army tank. I so kick myself for   
   > dumping it when I got the HPOJLX, I just ordered a used one on eBay.  With   
   > film ribbon, in the early 80s some folks thought I had a Wang.  Yes,I'm that   
   > old. Except we used Wang at work ca 1985, not at home.   
   >   
   > I also still got my SCM daisy wheel "robot typewriter".   
   >   
   > Dunno about interfaces. Had mixed experience using USB to parallel or serial.   
   >   
   > Yeah, and when I need to scan big stuff, I really miss those big xerox   
   copiers   
   > with foot pedals that could email you the file. Usually at some big law firm   
   > we sometimes hired. With most home scanners you need to do a dance every time   
   > you turn the page.   
   >   
      
   **No-brainer. Buy a laser device. Of the laser units, I prefer HP, but   
   Brother is probably as good, but a bit cheaper. DO NOT EVER BUY a Samsung.   
      
   I've owned an HP MFP M479fnw for a couple of years (still current, I   
   believe). It has performs flawlessly for that period. It's fast and even   
   prints photos with respectable quality, though not up to good ink jet   
   quality. If I had my druthers, I would have spent the extra and bought   
   the duplex printing model for a few extra Bucks. As it is, I have to   
   shuffle paper around to arrange duplex printing. Toner is expensive, but   
   lasts a long time. Paper jams are very, very rare and easily cleared   
   when they do occur. Swapping toner cartridges is a doddle. Nothing like   
   the Samsung, which jammed every other day and required a screwdriver to   
   clear!   
      
   Just don't buy a Samsung. Buy an HP or a Brother.   
      
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