Easy to use network print sharing

Advantages: connect any printer to the network,
Disadvantages: Can;t really use with non-HP printers, not bi-drectional in that respect, cost (when buying new)

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waga 26.11.2004 · Read review
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Review of HP JetDirect 170X

The perfect small business / office printer

Advantages: Quick, Quality, Cheap printing.
Disadvantages: Quite a large desk footprint.

...The company where I work as an IT Administrator had purchased HP Laserjet IIIP printers when the original network was installed some years ago and these printers are still going strong today. The need for a new printer was driven by the slow printing speed of the IIIP and the lack of media capacity. The LaserJet 4050TN was chosen for three main reasons, It's speed, capacity and stand-alone network capability. The Printer is a fast laserjet, with three paper trays and a HP JetDirect network card. We run it on a TCP/IP network with 15 users and it performs briliantly. Not only is this printer fast, it is also economical. Each cartridge lasts for thousands upon thousands of pages and the cost per sheet for the printing an average business does is well below 1p per sheet. If you run a small office or business network and want...

andrew_newton 14.07.2000 · Read review
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Review of HP LaserJet 4050tn

Laserjet 4050T

Advantages: Fantastic Print Speed, Backward compatible consumables
Disadvantages: High priced consumables

...I took delivery of a Hewlett Packard LaserJet 4050T this week to replace a very hard worked LaserJet 4000TN which we have had 18 months and is now about ready to collapse. The New Laserjet 4050T uses the same toner cartridges as the 4000, and accepts the old JetDirect 10/100 network card. (Enabling the unit to just have the card installed and it runs even using the old 4000 series driver.) The unit also provides wireless printing access for mobile users; enhanced document management like private printing; easy internet printing for general office users, as well as solutions for barcode, MICR and virtually any paper handling and finishing needs. The HP JetSend enabled FIR receiver eliminates the search for cables and drivers. 1200dpi at full engine speed. 16ppm print speed. HP WebJet Admin for remote management help reduce power...

mattboxsey 04.02.2001 · Read review
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Review of HP LaserJet 4050

Colour That Doesnt Run

Advantages: Good Price, Small Package
Disadvantages: Small paper tray and no manual feed

...duplex the sheets either on the long or short edge. Other features the driver offers is the ability to print multiple copies of the documents choose the paper type which I assume changes the amount of toner that is laid on to the page and the fuser temperature. A watermark can also be added to each print out, there are three you can choose from or you can create your own custom water mark. If you use USB to connect to the printer you can get some status information from the printer. It will show you the mode the printer is in, standby or printing, it will also show you the amount of toner left in each cartridge. If a print server such as JetDirect then this information cannot be retrieved, the network version of the printer gives this information via a web site. -----------Consumables----------- There are a number of consumables...

grovej 12.12.2007 (08.07.2007) · Read review
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Review of Samsung CLP 300

If I could type as quick as this prints...........

Advantages: Value for money
Disadvantages: No network port

...the whole bundle that counts and for the unit costing around £200 that is good going. The printer as most has a manual feed for envelopes and custom papers, and a straight paper path to decrease the risk of labels detaching themselves which I am doing all the time, or thick card becoming stuck in the bent paper path. All in all a very good printer for its price I have purchased and handful of them and they are being used around the clock without a problem. Here are the HP offical specs for the machine Up to 22 pages per minute • 10,000 pages per month • 133MHz, 16MB RAM • First page out in 8.5 seconds • Automatic two-sided printing • HP Jetdirect Fast Ethernet • Compact • One-year limited warranty...

dyls 17.11.2005 · Read review
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Review of HP LaserJet 1320

Print, Copy, Scan, Fax, what doesn't the HP Laserjet 3380 do?

Advantages: Loads of functions
Disadvantages: Ugly, only black and white

...Connectivity As previously mentioned, we have used this printer as a network printer. Although this isn?t how it is designed to be used, we have connected it to a JetDirect card which is an extra piece of hardware which then gives the printer a network address. The only functionality we have lost be doing this is scanning. All other functions perform in exactly the same way as they would if the printer was connected directly to a PC. Toner This printer uses the HP C7115A ( HP 15A ) toner cartridge. These cost around £25 and will last for approximately 3,500 pages. Obviously this will depend on the black coverage for each page. Technical Spec The specification for this printer is quite large due to all of the functions available. So as not to pack the review out unnecessarily, anyone wishing to view the full...

craggybuk 22.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of HP LaserJet 3380

D-link DP-300U for all your printing needs

Advantages: Link upto 3 printers on 1 IP address. Simple setup
Disadvantages: None

...Where I work, we have always purchased the HP Jetdirect print server devices. However, when we bought a whole load of Magicard badge printers we found out after several painful days that these only worked with the D-link DP300u print servers due to some strange setting within the printer. With this information, we were forced into buying the D-link blind with no time to do any background research or fact finding. The D-link is a 3 port print server, 2 ports are serial with the other being USB. This means that upto 3 printers can be attached to the print server at any one time. At the time we bought them, they were around £80 each. --Whats in the box-- The D-link print server comes in a very compact box with just enough room for the components. There is the print server itself which is nicely designed to comply...

craggybuk 22.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of D-Link DP 300U

THE BREADBIN DADDY IS CHEAPER THAN YOU THINK

Advantages: Fast colour printing, large capacity printing, durable.
Disadvantages: Quite large, can be heavy once the drum and cartridges are installed.

...Prices for laserJet colour printers have come down a lot recently and this is evident with the new HP 2550 series printers. The 2550 series is based around the 2550L, which is the standard model priced at £316, the 2550Ln, which is the same specification, but with a built-in JetDirect network card at a price of around £387 and the 2550n, which offers more printing capacity and costs around £445. If you are interested in this printer solely for home use and do not have a network set-up, then the 2550L would be the better option, as this does not have network capability and is ideal for just connecting directly to a PC through USB or Firewire. Specifications & Look ************************** Again there seems to be a familiar 'bread-bin look? to this printer, but this is the daddy of them all. The main reason for this is that...

mdstone 04.10.2004 (20.10.2004) · Read review
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Review of HP Color LaserJet 2550Ln

This Workhorse Serves Networks Well

Advantages: fast and reliable network printer
Disadvantages: quite costly for a small business or home use

...holds up to 250 sheets of paper and an extra tray with extender (which can be conveniently folded away) for easy loading of letterheads or other pre-printed paper. The extender tray can hold up to 100 sheets of paper. There is also a rear output tray with extender The printer comes with a print server card (HP Jetdirect EIO - J4169A) for connecting to a 10/100 Base TX network which is already installed for you when you buy the printer. The warranty and customer care information is listed on the CD that comes with the printer. The printer is supplied with all the necessary cables you'd need to connect it up and use straight away. It only needs to be connected to one PC (the print server) and away you go. The network is quite easy to set up. All necessary instructions are included in the CD that's supplied. NB: It is a good idea to...

anonymili 25.06.2006 · Read review
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Review of HP LaserJet 2200dn

An Extremely Reliable Network Printer

Advantages: A very reliable workgroup printer
Disadvantages: It's been discontinued

...The HP Laserjet 4050N is of the 4050 series which has been discontinued by HP and replaced by the 4250 series (this particular model has been superseded by the C4253A). We use the 4050N as a network printer at our office and it serves 14 people well on a daily basis. HP used to advertise this range as being "ultra-dependable black-and-white laser printer" which I would pretty much agree with. It's worked well here for years and as the old saying goes: "If it aint broke, don't fix it!" TECHNICAL SPEC The 4050N is a robust workgroup model which prints 16 A4 (or 17 letter) mono (black & white) pages per minute. It has 2 paper trays; one holding up to 600 sheets and you can get an additional tray which holds over 1000 sheets. It's capable of printing 1200dpi resolution and has a HP JetDirect 10 Base-T Ethernet as standard...

anonymili 03.08.2006 · Read review
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Review of HP LaserJet 4050n