From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 31 11:55:23 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A702106564A for ; Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:55:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@herveybayaustralia.com.au) Received: from mail.unitedinsong.com.au (mail.unitedinsong.com.au [150.101.178.33]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DBFFC8FC12 for ; Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:55:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from laptop1.herveybayaustralia.com.au (laptop1.herveybayaustralia.com.au [192.168.0.182]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.unitedinsong.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 91D965C22 for ; Sat, 31 Mar 2012 22:08:56 +1000 (EST) Message-ID: <4F76F0A8.4010801@herveybayaustralia.com.au> Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:55:20 +1000 From: Da Rock User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:7.0.1) Gecko/20111109 Thunderbird/7.0.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <4F75D37C.2020203@lovetemple.net> <20120330161420.017f32f7@europa> <20120330233241.6f89eb89@gumby.homeunix.com> <4F76E7E0.6080800@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <20120331133259.35ee7247.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20120331133259.35ee7247.freebsd@edvax.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Printer recommendation please X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:55:23 -0000 On 03/31/12 21:32, Polytropon wrote: > On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:17:52 +1000, Da Rock wrote: >> Watch the older type fusers though- they can develop 'flat spots' on the >> rollers. The newer printers use a ceramic type fuser which has fast >> warm-up and no flat spot troubles. > But it's still possible to get replacement parts for older > office printers. I said _office_ printers, even used ones > that you can pick up for few dollars or a bottle of beer. > Spare parts aren't expensive, and in many cases, you can > install them yourself. The "funny" thing: Even for 10 years > old printers (and even older ones), they are available. > > Try _that_ with a home consumer inkpee printer! :-) > > > >> Also keep the dust low on _any_ printer and it will last longer and >> perform better. Dusty paper can cause major issues (both printing and >> mechanical) as well. > Sometimes rubber parts tend to "harden". There are a few > "tricks" to make them soft again, but the typical solution > is to replace them for few dollars. Note that this isn't > something you'll notice in 2 - 5 years of use. You often > need 10 or more years to find fail and trouble in a good > printer. Good printer == office printer, as I said befire. :-) > All absolutely true. My point was the few 'gotchas' for printers and what to watch for. Also the better features for new printers. I seem to remember using eucalyptus oil to revive cracked rubber - not that it happened much with the latest rubbers (2k+). A little alcohol cleaner will clean them up usually to get them going again for another 100 or so pages- usually a lot more :) You can also use a little mag polish on the exterior panels of the older ones to remove stubborn marks and make them look new again (unless they've gone mediteranean and been a bit sunburnt). Parts (for the old and new - trick is to find a supplier, a quick google will do) are a dime a dozen almost - can be touchier on the colour printers though, not that the parts on those wear out too quickly: you can usually expect 30k out of those parts anyway- a lifetime for those printers. Try and get a printer _designed_ to run 100k before servicing (like Kyocera), and you'll buy a new printer before buying a new cartridge (possibly). A 1010/1020 did that, I'm not sure what the (descendant) newer models are.