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laser printers, which is preferable: toner+drum in one cartridge, or separate?
Posted on October 23rd, 2003 | 1 Comments

Some laser printers have a combination toner + drum, while some have separate toner and drum. In theory, the later kind can offer cheaper toner. However, they tend to have expensive replacement...

i960 out there somewhere?
Posted on October 23rd, 2003 | 2 Comments

Forgive me if this is repetitive, I've been out of the loop a while and need a recommendation for a good dealer from which to purchase an Canon i960 printer. My old standards B&H and Adorama don't...

NETWORK PRINTING ACROSS DIFFERENT OP-SYS
Posted on October 23rd, 2003 | 1 Comments

HI: I have a big problem. I'm trying to set up a network printer. Not so hard. But I have to print from 3.1 95 98...can somone tell me how I can do this. I have not bought a printer yet. I do...

Printer settings?
Posted on October 23rd, 2003 | 0 Comments

Hi, With MacOS X 10.2.8, I'm looking for the way to configure a postscript printer KODAK 8650: when I go in the "Print center" dialog, I can see the icon "congigure" but always disabled (in fact...

Problem with DesignJet 450 (HP)
Posted on October 23rd, 2003 | 1 Comments

Hello I am having problems with printing to a designjet 450 even though it has full ink cartridges. Win NT 4. Regardless of program. What should I do? TIA

Samsung ML-1710 2-sided printing ?
Posted on October 23rd, 2003 | 1 Comments

Any downside to doing 2-sided printing on the Samsung ML-1710 laser printer by printing the odd numbered pages, and then reloading them into the feeder tray to print the even numbered pages on the...

HP LaserJet 4100 and Windows XP
Posted on October 23rd, 2003 | 0 Comments

Hi all, I am new to the group and have already a question. My problem is: a secretary has a HP Laserjet 4100 attached to her Dell Optiplex GX260 with Windows XP SP1. This printer is shared. She has...

advice on using ink refill kits
Posted on October 23rd, 2003 | 1 Comments

Hi, I have a lexmark z55 printer and it does fine for my needs. I bought some InkTec refill kits and followed the instructions and replaced the ink. I printed out some test pages and the colors...

are high yield toner cartridges better deal than regular ones?
Posted on October 23rd, 2003 | 0 Comments

Some toner cartridge are "high yield". I think they're suppose to last twice as long. If they really do last twice as long, then they are a good deal. Has anyone tested one?

Deskjet 1200C Dip-Switch Settings
Posted on October 23rd, 2003 | 2 Comments

Can anyone supply the dip-switch settings for the HP Deskjet 1200C. Also, I intend to use it with Windows 98 and there doesn't appear to be a dedicated driver. Any ideas? TIA SB

advice on multifunction printer needed
Posted on October 23rd, 2003 | 4 Comments

Hi, I'm looking for a new multifunction printer to replace my dead Canon C530 that just quit on me. There were things about that printer that I really hated, ink cartridges TOO SMALL was the biggest...

HP G55 All in one
Posted on October 23rd, 2003 | 1 Comments

Help anyone? I can't get my G55 to accept a new cartridge, I have tried 3 new carts and I get the same message to check the cart. If I put the orginal back in it works ok help please TIA Dave

Duplex Printer Advice Needed
Posted on October 22nd, 2003 | 1 Comments

Hi, I've been printing books off an HP in mass quantity. I've used a number of their higher-end printers, most of which are dulpex, network enabled, some have a harddrive and all the drivers print...

Deskjet 5650 install
Posted on October 22nd, 2003 | 0 Comments

When installing the drivers and software for this printer on 2 different computers (both parallel pert connections) running W2K sp3, I get to the message saying to connect to the printer. There is a...

why is brother toner cheaper than others (e.g. QMS, HP)?
Posted on October 22nd, 2003 | 0 Comments

I'm shopping for a laser printer and am trying to minimize operating cost. The brother 1440 printer uses a TN-430 toner cartridge which sells for $30-$50. A minolta/QMS 1250W pagepro toner sells for...

Limit on custom paper size Epson 2200/2100
Posted on October 22nd, 2003 | 3 Comments

I'm trying to print on two sheets of A3 paper joined end to end. I tried setting the paper size to "custom size" and entering 2970 x 8400 but it won't let me select a length longer than 3290...

Re: interactive postscript printers
Posted on October 22nd, 2003 | 0 Comments

Roger Willcocks wrote about his experiences telnet'ing to HP LaserJets: I just want to check on one detail: this output is going to the computer terminal, right? It's not being printed out on...

Reset waste ink counter Epson 890
Posted on October 22nd, 2003 | 5 Comments

Hello Anyone know how to reset the waste ink counter on an Epson 890? I've searched with Google but can't find how to do it without going to a repair centre. It seems to be a trade...

Dead Epson
Posted on October 22nd, 2003 | 2 Comments

My Epson Color Stylus 500 died. Switched it on and no power light, or any other lights, changed power cord, no change. Is it worth going further or shall I just bin it. Any help...

Eltron TLP2046 Increase Heat Density with Command Prompt
Posted on October 22nd, 2003 | 0 Comments

We have a Eltron TLP 2046 label printer. We need to be able to increase the heat density on the thermal transfer head to get a darker image. This can be done through software drivers but we use a...