HP 2600n Dream Machine

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For years I have dreamed of owning a color laser printer and now I have one,
the Hp 2600n $400. Since I live full time in a motorhome, size mattered most
in making my decision. I wish it was smaller, but at least it fits in.

My first impressions are WOW! Fast sharp COLOR! Not as good as an inkjet for
photos but close enough to be hard to tell the difference at an arms length.
Flesh tones are just as good as my inkjet!

I will be using it for business cards, brochures, and letterhead so the ink
can't smear if coffee is spilled on it. Never done these in color before so
it opens up a whole new challenge for me.

My big question is: Will it pay for itself?

ER

Archived from groups: comp.periphs.printers (More info?)

"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in message
news:elmop-08A4D3.10080217092005@nntp3.usenetserver.com...
> In article <432c1cbd$1_2@x-privat.org>, "Dave Ulmer" <evad@dodgeit.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I will be using it for business cards, brochures, and letterhead so the
>> ink
>> can't smear if coffee is spilled on it. Never done these in color before
>> so
>> it opens up a whole new challenge for me.
>>
>> My big question is: Will it pay for itself?
>
> That depends on your business ability. Trust me, a $400 color laser
> printer is designed to be EXPENSIVE to operate. They might as well have
> given it to you for free, because they're counting on all their income
> coming from your supply purchases.

Yep for $320 I can buy four new cartridges. For $400 I can buy a whole new
printer with four new cartridges!
So lets see: How does that compare with the cost of Inkjet printing? Its a
lot cheaper!

Also: Time is Money. A color print in 18 seconds saves my time considerably.

>
> As for letterhead: I certainly hope you don't think you're going to
> print the letterhead separately and then run the page back through
> another (or the same) laser device to print a letter onto it.
>
> You can put the color laser printed piece through an inkjet, but not
> through another hot fuser system.
>

I will be using electronic letterhead added to the text document at print
time.

ER