RE: Printers ....WAS Digital Cameras

["Ian B" <I.Bird@xxxxxxx>]

Both my printers use print servers and static IP addresses even though the rest of the network uses DHCP. I have an Epson Stylus Photo 700 connected which is the closest to the your HP in that it is not designed to be networked from standard. The only thing I have noticed is that some of the bi-directional capabilities are lost in this set-up. Things like ink tank levels etc. Other than that I have had no problems at all. The Epson set-up is a little screwy but it works. I used to have an 850C and can't think why you would have a problem.

 

Most manufactures sell small printers at minimal profit and sometimes a loss. The real money is in consumables.

 

Ian

-----Original Message-----
From: nick broughton [mailto:mail@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 08 January 2001 22:59
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: Re: Printers ....WAS [ukha_d] Digital Cameras

Somebody did once tell me that Epson are not in business to sell printers.  They are in business to sell INK!

 

I don't have one, my printer is a HP 850C, which has been very good, until I installed my network.  There are a few machines on the network, but only two that I try and print from, the one that physically has the printer connected doesn't like printing anymore!  Somewhere on my to do list is to install something like an Intel Netport and use IP based printing.

 

Any experiences?

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Timothy Morris

To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx

Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 1:51 PM

Subject: RE: Printers ....WAS [ukha_d] Digital Cameras

I've found it to be pretty reliable, but I am an extremely light user - 50 pages a month plus about 20 full colour photos. I haven't had any problems with either ink cartridges or print heads yet, but then I wouldn't expect to. HP  so make a loss on every printer they sell, and expect to recoup the money in consumable sales.

 

Tim.

-----Original Message-----
From: Phillip Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 06 January 2001 21:37
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: RE: Printers .....WAS [ukha_d] Digital Cameras



Oh how I laughed as I read that!

I have a networked printer (an HP 2100TN) on my desk at work and the only
way that I could install that was - same as you - install it as a local
printer but without printing a test page (as obviously there was no parallel
cable between my PC and the printer), then reinstall the printer as a
networked printer and ask it to use the same drivers as for the local
printer then delete the local printer. The killer is that the "N" part of
"2100TN" means that it is supposed to be a standalone networked only
printer!

Unfortunately in the quest for ever cheaper prices the standards of
production have seemed to suffer for most things. I have to have multiple
machines at home just to make sure that I can run all the software I want as
none of the software I want is stable on every version of Windoze!

What can you expect though? I can buy a new HP2000C for £280 ... it's a good
quality, reasonably quick and very solidly built colour printer. However, to
replace the four printheads costs £27 each (£108 total), to replace the four
ink carts costs £32 each (£128 total) ... someone is therefore saying that
either the printer costs about £60 to make or noone is actually making money
on printers any more (and I'm sure it's the latter) - no wonder they're
trying to tie us into having to use nothing but original manufacturer
supplies!

Phil

By The Way : I'm at about the same stage with Linux as you are!

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