[AccessD] OT: Color Laser

Rocky

Get one!  See dba-Tech for my posting enthusing about my Minolta-QMS
Magicolor 2300.  (Company is now Konica Minolta - I have no connection.)
Your needs just sound so similar to mine, and $1.00 a page would have been
*WAY* way over the top!

John


> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of 
> Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software
> Sent: 23 November 2003 03:23
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Color Laser
> 
> 
> Rats.  I really want a color laser printer.  This was my big 
> opportunity to create a flimsy rationalization for one.  
> You're probably right though. Color copying will be cheaper.
> 
> There are some marketing reasons, however, why I want to 
> deliver the software with a manual.  But I was always a slow 
> adopter.  Maybe that's the right way to go.
> 
> Rocky
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "jmoss111" <jmoss111 at bellsouth.net>
> To: <AccessD at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 6:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Color Laser
> 
> 
> > Rocky,
> >
> > I did a little investigation a few years ago, and the cost of 
> > consumables for I think 5% coverage was something like 
> $0.66 per page. 
> > Add to that the price of a printer and it makes Kinko's 
> look much more 
> > attractive. Then
> you
> > have to add the cost of assembling, binding and shipping the manual 
> > which makes it a pretty expensive proposition. Most manuals that I 
> > have seen
> still
> > use monochrome screen shots.
> >
> > Why not just include the manual in .pdf format and let the customer 
> > decide whether they get color or monochrome manuals, if 
> they decide to 
> > print them at all.
> >
> > Jim
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software" <bchacc at san.rr.com>
> > To: <AccessD at databaseadvisors.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 11:03 AM
> > Subject: [AccessD] OT: Color Laser
> >
> >
> > > Cross posting from dba-tech.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software" <bchacc at san.rr.com>
> > > To: "dba-tech" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> > > Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 8:34 AM
> > > Subject: [dba-Tech] Color Laser
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello:
> > >
> > > I'm writing a manual now into which I've dropped a lot of screen 
> > > shots. They look much better in color than in black and white.  I 
> > > think that
> > having
> > > Kinko's do these on their color laser might be cost prohibitive.  
> > > The
> > manual
> > > will be about 150+ pages when done and of course, not all of the 
> > > pages
> > will
> > > require color, although they'll have to charge the color cost for 
> > > every page.
> > >
> > > So now I'm thinking about a color laser printer.  Ink jet 
> would be 
> > > far
> too
> > > slow if I have to make these manuals in the quantity I'm praying 
> > > will be necessary.
> > >
> > > Does anyone have any experience or advice on color laser printers?
> > >
> > > TIA,
> > >
> > > Rocky
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