Re: Self-Publishing

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Laura Conrad <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>>>> "Pete" == PMA  <address@hidden> writes:
>
>    Pete> The upshot -- well, so far -- is that *if* I buy the printer,
>    Pete> it will be a refurbished HP LaserJet 5000.  Am sniffing out
>    Pete> reputable vendors.
>
> I would recommend against this.  I did that, after the kind of
> exploration you did, and if you can pick it up on the third floor in
> Cambridge, MA, USA, you can have it free.  I don't think the duplexer
> ever worked more than a month at a time, and currently the fuser is
> broken as well.  You can buy a duplexing laser printer for less than the
> cost of a service call for the HP.

Most printers have a status page that will print the number of pages
printed.  Look for a printer that has a very low number there, a
couple of thousand maybe. Many offices have a printer that sits around
doing nothing all day.  That is the one you want to buy second hand.

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