[dba-Tech] Color Laser

DK:

How much was your printer? I think I saw it for $600-800 on the web
somewhere, IIRC.

Someone else said that the color laser pages tend to stick together under
some conditions - heat or humidity or something.  Have you seen this?

Regards,

Rocky

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DJK(John) Robinson" <djkr at msn.com>
To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'"
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Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2003 1:55 AM
Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Color Laser


> Hi Rocky
>
> I've been round the loops of delivering on CD, and one-off outsourced
copies
> for those cases where you need to deliver something smart on paper.  I've
> also refilled plenty of inkjet cartridges by hand from bulk, and waited
...
> for long print runs.
>
> I bit the bullet last March, and after much studying of reviews and specs,
I
> invested in a color laser - a Minolta QMS (now Konica Minolta) Magicolor
> 2300.  Bliss -  I feel as though I've moved to a new planet!
>
> Sure, toner cartridges are expensive, but in my limited experience with
the
> 2300 they last much longer than the manufacturer says.  I don't print a
lot
> of color photos, but most of my printing has a color content, including
> screen shots;  much of it is technical stuff, including web pages and some
> "glossies" loaded with color, plus maps, spreadsheets with conditional
> formatting (color), music, address labels with color logo, etc, etc.
>
> The printer comes with low-capacity "1,500-page" cartridges (four: CMYK)
So
> far I've replaced *only* the black cartridge, at 2,700pp.  I've printed
over
> 5,000 pages!  If the predicted remaining life of the color cartridges is
> equally pessimistic, then the cyan might go to 10,000 pages, and the
magenta
> and yellow 15,000 pages.  You may have to wait many months before I can
> accurately calculate the cost per page!
>
> Going to a color laser (this one, anyway) has lifted my productivity - and
> spirits - like ..., like ..., like going to ADSL from a modem, and without
> costing as much as I expected.  Go for it!
>
> HTH
> John
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
> > Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software
> > Sent: 22 November 2003 16:34
> > To: dba-tech
> > 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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