[G4] Laser Printers?

[Scott]

Bought a Brother Electric typewriter about 25 years ago. It never did 
work right. Have not purchased
anything of theirs since.

Anyway, I now know more and am told that I will probably be disappointed 
if I do not get one that
can read Postscript. I am in the graphics business and am told that 
several programs use it. Makes
since to me. At this point I am leaning to the HP 1300. It hits my max 
budget after the rebate. Still
open to info though as I have not purchased yet. Thanks to all who have 
responded. I really don't
mean to badmouth Brother, but we tend to follow our own personal 
experiences. I do realize 25 years
or more is a long time, and just maybe they cleaned up their act. HP has 
always built a quality product,
and I have always leaned toward them, although they are still 
questionable. On again (currently) -
Off again support for Mac OS's through the years makes me wonder. But 
then again prices are a lot
better now, consequently a lot less risk. That's life.

Oh Well, Decisions, Decisions, Decisions.
LAB&TYD
Try to enjoy it while you can.
Have a good weekend all.

Scott

sr ferenczy wrote:

> i have been running a Lexmark Optra R+ for about 8 years so far. it 
> only has about 15,000 prints on it (just emptied the toner for the 
> first time) but it has been really good so far. its a beast, and 
> cranky, but always spools up and prints its 1200x1200 lasers in short 
> order. hooked up via e-net to a wireless LAN, no problems.
>
> I have heard rumors that Brother may be stopping development of Mac 
> drivers-that could spell future problems for their printers....
>
> anywho,
>
>
> sandor
>
>
> On Jul 16, 2004, at 12:29 PM, Paul Moortgat wrote:
>
>> I've a Brother 1470N.  No problem.  Connected via Ethernet hubs to 4 
>> Macs.
>>
>> Paul Moortgat
>>
>> On 16-jul-04, at 17:28, Vard Nelson wrote:
>>
>>> I picked up a HP Laserjet 1200 a couple of years ago (models change 
>>> almost
>>> monthly!)  Been very good - usual HP stuff, i.e., never breaks, just 
>>> keeps
>>> on chugging.
>>>
>>> Just a note about newer HP printers, though (I also have a wide, cp 1700
>>> inkjet model):  Don' throw away the instruction materials!!  Some of the
>>> disassembly methods are literally "Yank real hard" to remove certain
>>> components.  You'd never get there, if you are like me, without the 
>>> manual,
>>> looking for levers, clips, screws or pins for each component.
>>>
>>>        I am looking to purchase an inexpensive laser printer for my 
>>> system.
>>> Has anyone had any experiences with the low end products? HP, Samsung,
>>> and Brother all offer laser printers in the $150-$300 range. ..........
>>
>>
>
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