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Hi Fred -
I think you have already picked by brain on that one. I haven't fotten any
smarter than previously, when I pointed you at the partsurfer site and the
business and IT groups. I have very little experience in the LaserJet side of
the world, for the last ten years I have been involved in DeskJet development
and do not have any contacts in LaserJet land.
Regards,
Bob Headrick
Original message from June:
Hi Fred -
The guys in the forum should be a big help. It may be that the only real
difference is the firmware, which would be the best case for you. I do
remember a recent question on the forum about adding a duplexer to one of the
LaserJet models and it seemed like it was some major change. Of course I do
not remember any of the details, including which model....
- Bob Headrick
----- Original Message -----
From: <Fmmck@aol.com>
To: <bobh@proaxis.com>
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: HP Printer Question
In a message dated 6/11/04 1:06:17 AM, bobh@proaxis.com writes:
<< You can also check the parts for the two models of the printer at:
http://partsurfer.hp.com and compare for differences if you know the exact
model number of the two variants. >>
Bob-
Thanks for the suggestions. I will check them out, especially the parts
lists.
I did have brief access to a copy of the service manual. That is where I
found that the difference appeared to be limited to the formatter board.
However, the information didn't go any lower than board level, so it wasn't
possible
to determine if it could be converted by changing or adding a part.
Thanks again,
Fred McKenzie
Titusville, Florida
"Fred McKenzie" <fmmck@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20040731141101.12159.00002662@mb-m01.aol.com...
> Bob-
>
> I have posted about my problem/question on a couple of the printer
newsgroups,
> but have received no response other than the obvious "turn the paper over by
> hand".
>
> I found a good deal on the HP 4600, which had been a store demo. It was two
> years old but only had made about 300 copies. I added the network card and
> maxed-out the memory, and it is working fairly well. I expect the occasional
> streaks to go away as toner cartridges are replaced.
>
> Having used HP printers extensively at work, purchasing at least three over
the
> years, I expected that the HP 4600 would have an available duplexer option.
> Not only is that not true, but there seems to be some kind of "silent
> conspiracy" among HP people, regarding what it would take to add the
> capability.
>
> Along the way, I've found that the only apparent difference between the
duplex
> and non-duplex versions, is on the Formatter Board. It would appear that I
> could purchase the duplex Formatter Board, and add the capability. However,
no
> one who might know will confirm that, or if adding a part to the existing
board
> would do it.
>
> Can you shed any light on this? I would hate to spend another $1000 for the
> formatter board, and still not have the duplex capability. Purchasing a demo
> duplex version of the printer wasn't an option, but if it had been, the
> additional cost would have been a lot less.
>
> Fred
>
>