Randall
I have 3 OLD LjIII's and I got sick of nursing them. They were all
in need of toner cartridges and tlc ( error 50,, replace triacs in
power supply? Anyone in Eastern PA or NJ want them come get them!!!)
I just don't have the time for them anymore.
I bought a Samsung ML-2250 from Newegg and got it for $99 delivered (
after $50 rebate). I love it. My daughter uses it for reports and
we save a lot on color injet ink.
It's a bit noisy when getting warmed up but it is fast!!!
Not being native postscript is a drawback.. I had to mess with the
eagle EPS file to get Ghostview to print a properly scaled printout.
But now that I have a "system" it works very well.
see the board I did with it in the photos section under davelandnni
Just my 2 cents
dave
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, John Young <wa8kne@...> wrote:
>
> Randall wrote:
> > I am looking for some recommendations for a good laser printer
that's not
> > too expensive.
> > One for making PCB's and for general printing of documents too.
> > Are the LJ II and III good ?
> >
>
> Randall
> Both the LJII and LJIII are getting a bit on the old side. I
am
> starting to see some of the newest OSs
> that do not support legacy printers. I got my LJ4 on its way to
the
> dumpster due to paper jams.
> A local shop that does nothing but printer repairs and toner
refills,
> replaced all the rubber parts in the
> paper path for $50. It is 600dpi and solid as a rock.
>
> I would look for a used LJ2100/2200 - both do 1200dpi and will be
> supported for several more years.
> For support you can't beat HP - I can always get parts and supplies.
>
> If you do find a LJII or LJIII for free, grab it but don't spend
over
> $100 including toner, to make it work.
>
> John
> WA8KNE
>