Minolta/Konica 2400W

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I am tired of refilling Ink carts for my inkjet printer. and having to do
head cleanings due to infrequent use.

I am no longer doing photo work so don't need the ultimate color print, As I
may do one or two once in a while, consequently I think it's time to switch
to a Color Laser printer.

Have used Inkjets since they were first sold and am quite knowledgable about
them But know very little about Laser printers.
a Few questions to get me started,

Is there a newsgroup covering Lasers or am I on the right one now?
I am retired and on a limited budget so price is important, I like HP
products but find their prices a bit high.
Future shop have this Minolta/Konica 2400W on sale for $349.00Cdn which is
marked down from $600.00 Cdn!!

Good price , But is the printer a good machine? I see it has only 32 Megs of
memory not expanable! Is this sufficent?

How do photos done on glossy laser paper look? Not Inkjet paper

Anyone have this unit? Anyone here can give me pros and cons or other
alternate decent machines at a reasonable price?

Any and all comments welcomed and appreciated.

Thanking you all, Regards Rene Lamontagne

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"me@privacy.net" <me@Privacy.Net> wrote in message
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> In message <eDBwe.119870$El.7743@pd7tw1no>, Rene Lamontagne
> <rlamont@shaw.ca> writes
>>I am tired of refilling Ink carts for my inkjet printer. and having to do
>>head cleanings due to infrequent use.
>>I am no longer doing photo work so don't need the ultimate color print, As
>>I
>>may do one or two once in a while, consequently I think it's time to
>>switch
>>to a Color Laser printer.
>>Have used Inkjets since they were first sold and am quite knowledgable
>>about
>>them But know very little about Laser printers.
>>a Few questions to get me started,
>> Is there a newsgroup covering Lasers or am I on the right one now?
>>I am retired and on a limited budget so price is important, I like HP
>>products but find their prices a bit high.
>>Future shop have this Minolta/Konica 2400W on sale for $349.00Cdn which is
>>marked down from $600.00 Cdn!!
>>Good price , But is the printer a good machine? I see it has only 32 Megs
>>of
>>memory not expanable! Is this sufficent?
>>How do photos done on glossy laser paper look? Not Inkjet paper
>>Anyone have this unit? Anyone here can give me pros and cons or other
>>alternate decent machines at a reasonable price?
>>Any and all comments welcomed and appreciated.
>>Thanking you all, Regards Rene Lamontagne
>
> How much printing do you intend to do? On the cheap colour laser side you
> may also wish to consider the following: Epson Aculaser C1100 Laser
> TallyGenicom T8008 Xerox Phaser 6100DN. All of which are available here
> for £199. Personally I would shy away from a printer with a W at the end
> as this (generally) means it is a windows printer, which means that
> computer does most of the work for it and you may struggle should you
> decide to use it with a different operating system or via a network or
> something.
> With lasers, it is similar to inkjets - the less you pay for the machine
> the more the consumables cost. You can get glossy paper for lasers and
> they do a very good job of it, plus laser glossy paper is considerably
> cheaper than inkjet glossy paper.
>
>
> --
> Timothy

Thanks for the heads up Timothy,

Yes, on doing some googleing and further research I find it is a Windows
printer and uses the System CPU to do the work, Not Good.

Also the Toner carts are nearly double the cost of other brands, Bad

Max power consumption is 1100 watts!!! over double of other popular brands.

Well I don't know much about Color Laser printers but I guess I'm gonna
learn fast before I jump in, Back to Google and more research.

Thanking You, Rene Lamontagne

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measekite wrote:
>
>
> Frank wrote:
>
>> measekite wrote:
>>
>>>>>> *I am tired of refilling Ink carts for my inkjet printer*.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>> I have been telling everybody that it is a pain in the ass. After a
>>> while I am sure it gets old.
>>
>>
>>
>> How do you know it is a pain in the ass?
>
>
> JUST LIKE I KNOW YOU ARE A PAIN IN THE ASS.
>
>> Have you ever done it?
>> What gets old is your constant posting of the same old frankshit and
>> the fact that you have user experience in this area.
>> That what gets old!
>> Frank

Truth is you don't know. You've never ever done refilling of carts. So
why should someone take your advice on this matter.
Let me clue you in...no one in their right mind would ever consider
taking your advice. You on the other hand, can never accept the fact
that you have nothing to offer regarding refilling or using after market
inks.
In that regard you come across as slightly off balance (to use a nice term).
You need to come to grips with these facts that are so self-evident.
There has to be more to life than posting in this ng.

Frank

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measekite wrote:
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>
> Frank wrote:
>
>> measekite wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Frank wrote:
>>>
>>>> measekite wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>>> *I am tired of refilling Ink carts for my inkjet printer*.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I have been telling everybody that it is a pain in the ass. After
>>>>> a while I am sure it gets old.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> How do you know it is a pain in the ass?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> JUST LIKE I KNOW YOU ARE A PAIN IN THE ASS.
>>>
>>>> Have you ever done it?
>>>> What gets old is your constant posting of the same old frankshit and
>>>> the fact that you have user experience in this area.
>>>> That what gets old!
>>>> Frank
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Truth is you don't know. You've never ever done refilling of carts. So
>> why should someone take your advice on this matter.
>> Let me clue you in...no one in their right mind like me would ever
>> consider taking your advice. Me on the other hand, can never accept
>> the fact that I have nothing to offer regarding refilling or using
>> after market inks.
>> In that regard I come across as slightly off balance (to use a nice
>> term).
>> I need to come to grips with these facts that are so self-evident.
>> There has to be more to life than posting in this ng.
>>
>> Frank
>
>
>
> Go play in the traffic.

There you go. How pathetic that the best answer you can come up with
when faced with truth is some stupid childish jibberish. You should be
ashamed of yourself and the garbage you constantly post in this ng.
You're no help to anyone.

Frank

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Burt wrote:
> The original quote was as follows:
>
> "Rene Lamontagne" <rlamont@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> news:eDBwe.119870$El.7743@pd7tw1no...
> I am tired of refilling Ink carts for my inkjet printer. and having to do
> head cleanings due to infrequent use...."
>
> Measekite forgot the part about head cleaning DUE TO INFREQUENT USE. Not
> due to refilling. He sees what he wants to see and hears what he wants to
> hear. Same old Measekite. I actually like the other Measekite better.
> Kinder and Gentler.
>
>
That's because I only drink the black ink.
Whereas he drinks all the colors.
He's a real lush.

measekite

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measekite wrote:

>
>
> measekite wrote:
>
>> Burt wrote:
>>
>>> The original quote was as follows:
>>>
>>> "Rene Lamontagne" <rlamont@shaw.ca> wrote in message
>>> news:eDBwe.119870$El.7743@pd7tw1no...
>>> I am tired of refilling Ink carts for my inkjet printer. and having
>>> to do
>>> head cleanings due to infrequent use...."
>>>
>>> Measekite forgot the part about head cleaning DUE TO INFREQUENT USE.
>>> Not due to refilling. He sees what he wants to see and hears what he
>>> wants to hear. Same old Measekite. I actually like the other
>>> Measekite better. Kinder and Gentler.
>>>
>> That's because I only drink the black ink.
>> Whereas he drinks all the colors.
>> He's a real lush.
>>
>> measekite
>
>
> I do not care if I drink piss.

measekite


Are you talking to me! Cause I'm not talking to you.

Frank

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"Markeau" <please_reply@news.group> wrote in message
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>I have a 2350en (9600x600) which produces very good (not excellent) photo
>type prints on plain paper. I have not printed on laser glossy, yet (you
>can't print on ink jet media). The toner when melted on the paper is not
>dull and not glossy, it's sort of in between and so I've heard some ppl say
>they don't like the way it looks on glossy because the toner is a lot less
>glossy than the paper. I have made some excellent 8.5x11 art type prints
>on plain paper suitable for framing, but I don't think I'd be happy with
>using it for all my photos. In fact, it is a big pain to trim a lot of
>prints to 4x6, 5x7 or whatever.
>
> BUT for an all-around excellent printer it is otherwise fantastic. Quick,
> double-sided crisp color printouts. The only big drawback on this
> particular line is the 4 color engine, it is very noisy when it cycles
> each color and the black cart. I print infrequently, but if I was to print
> any more I would seriously consider another type of laser color printer
> that does not noisily cycle 4x for each page side. Not sure if the 2400
> is the same.
>
> For photos I got a Canon i9900 which is superb.

Thanks Markeau, I think I'll do more research on various brands before I
decide, There are a few things that I am not likeing such as the high
current draw (means I would have to install another branch circuit and
receptacle near my computer,) also the cost of toner carts is a factor.

Regards, Rene Lamontagne

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"me@privacy.net" <me@Privacy.Net> wrote in message
news:MFctmuAjKPxCFwL7@town-village.demon.co.uk...
> In message <jv2xe.1844495$6l.1798974@pd7tw2no>, Rene Lamontagne
> <rlamont@shaw.ca> writes
>>
>>Thanks Markeau, I think I'll do more research on various brands before I
>>decide, There are a few things that I am not likeing such as the high
>>current draw (means I would have to install another branch circuit and
>>receptacle near my computer,) also the cost of toner carts is a factor.
>
> Consider cost per page not cost per consumable item, certainly a laser
> toner costs more than an inkjet cartridge but it lasts a lot longer.
>
> Each to their own, but I found the 2200 perfectly acceptable for
> photographs .
>
>
> --
> Timothy

It's a moot point right now, the sale ended yesterday and they are back to
$609.00 I Will look some more and watch for other brands, I still think the
photos will be OK for me and the cost per page will be acceptable also.

Thanks and Regards, Rene Lamontagne

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If you're considering the 2400w, I'd strongly recommend you also
consider the 2450. They may look the same on the outside, but there's
a big difference in terms of print quality. It may cost more, but it
comes with full toner cartridges, which almost offsets the higher
purchase price.