<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Nov 7, 2015, at 18:58, tom <<a href="mailto:thomas.w.cranston@gmail.com" class="">thomas.w.cranston@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="">Any recommendations for monochrome, lazer printer for printing letter <br class="">size. I saw a HP one at Amazon:<br class=""><br class=""><a href="http://www.amazon.com/HP-LaserJet-Monochrome-CE658A-BGJ/dp/B00847UWUE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1446943241&sr=8-3&keywords=Hp+Laser+Printers" class="">http://www.amazon.com/HP-LaserJet-Monochrome-CE658A-BGJ/dp/B00847UWUE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1446943241&sr=8-3&keywords=Hp+Laser+Printers</a>.<br class=""><br class="">My neighbor needs to print a lot of letter letter size.</div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div><div>Depending on the volume, it might be cheaper to make fewer prints at home and have Kinkos do the duplication/volume work. Depending on how much printing, keep an eye on the PPM (pages per minute) count.</div><div><br class=""></div><div>Also, don’t be shocked when replacement toner cartridges cost nearly as much as the printer itself. I have an HP color laser, which ran around $600 for the printer. A full set of 4 replacement cartridges runs right around $600.</div><div><br class=""></div><div>The printer you mentioned takes type 85A cartridges: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/HP-CE285D-Black-Original-Cartridges/dp/B006588NGY/ref=sr_1_1?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1446945078&sr=1-1&keywords=HP+85A" class="">http://www.amazon.com/HP-CE285D-Black-Original-Cartridges/dp/B006588NGY/ref=sr_1_1?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1446945078&sr=1-1&keywords=HP+85A</a> (this is 2x, so ~$45/each for this model.)</div><div><br class=""></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div class=""> Wireless would <br class="">be good. I lean towards HP as my Ancient HP lazerJet 1100 is still <br class="">tooling along quite nicely. </div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div><div>HP might make worthless junk in other areas, but their printers are solid and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend an HP printer.</div><div><br class=""></div><div>You don’t necessarily need to spend big extra money for a printer that comes with wireless. There are plenty of products that turn your USB-only or ethernet-only printer into wireless. Do some cost comparison.</div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div class="">While I am at it I notice there is a <br class="">centronics/USB device that can connect my LazerJet to my laptops USB <br class="">ports. Is there a device I could use to connect to that printer <br class="">wirelessly? No USB on it. </div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div><div>No USB? Then how is it connected to your computer? Parallel?</div><div><br class=""></div><div>The problem I think would be power. USB can supply power to a wireless chipset, but parallel cannot (maybe?).</div><div><br class=""></div><div>Try something like this perhaps? <a href="http://goo.gl/mNvXiH" tabindex="-1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none;" class="">goo.gl/mNvXiH</a></div></div></body></html>