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Ajanta
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Sat Oct 22, 2005 2:12 am Post subject:
What's a good store for laser printers (Chicago)? |
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Thanks for all the replies in this thread so far. Found May issue of
Consumer Reports too but it is dominated by ink-jets, mentions only 3
laser models.
The same is true of stores near me like Best Buy and Circuit City: very
few lasers. Is there a store with particularly good selection of laser
printers? Of course there is tons of useful info online but pictures
don't tell me if the machine feels solidly built or cheap plastic-ish.
I am in Chicago area, just in case there are good local stores besides
national chains.
Requirements:
1. Mac compatible, home use, color or B&W (means I want color but if
good models are unaffordable, will settle for B&W).
2. Small footprint, quiet, trouble-free service. Speed less important
than print quality and these factors. |
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Todd H.
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Sat Oct 22, 2005 2:58 am Post subject:
Re: What's a good store for laser printers (Chicago)? |
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Ajanta <ajanta@null.void> writes:
| Quote: | Thanks for all the replies in this thread so far. Found May issue of
Consumer Reports too but it is dominated by ink-jets, mentions only 3
laser models.
The same is true of stores near me like Best Buy and Circuit City: very
few lasers. Is there a store with particularly good selection of laser
printers? Of course there is tons of useful info online but pictures
don't tell me if the machine feels solidly built or cheap plastic-ish.
I am in Chicago area, just in case there are good local stores besides
national chains.
Requirements:
1. Mac compatible, home use, color or B&W (means I want color but if
good models are unaffordable, will settle for B&W).
2. Small footprint, quiet, trouble-free service. Speed less important
than print quality and these factors.
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CDW / MacWarehouse is local to Chicago. Check out their stuff online
at cdw.com and their showroom up north.
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Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/ |
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Cydrome Leader
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Sat Oct 22, 2005 4:22 am Post subject:
Re: What's a good store for laser printers (Chicago)? |
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In chi.general Todd H. <comphelp@toddh.net> wrote:
| Quote: | Ajanta <ajanta@null.void> writes:
Thanks for all the replies in this thread so far. Found May issue of
Consumer Reports too but it is dominated by ink-jets, mentions only 3
laser models.
The same is true of stores near me like Best Buy and Circuit City: very
few lasers. Is there a store with particularly good selection of laser
printers? Of course there is tons of useful info online but pictures
don't tell me if the machine feels solidly built or cheap plastic-ish.
I am in Chicago area, just in case there are good local stores besides
national chains.
Requirements:
1. Mac compatible, home use, color or B&W (means I want color but if
good models are unaffordable, will settle for B&W).
2. Small footprint, quiet, trouble-free service. Speed less important
than print quality and these factors.
CDW / MacWarehouse is local to Chicago. Check out their stuff online
at cdw.com and their showroom up north.
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I second CDW, remember you can negotiate all prices if you call them up. |
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Geoff Gass
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Sun Oct 23, 2005 12:26 am Post subject:
Re: CDW stores in Chicago area? |
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Ajanta <ajanta@null.void> wrote:
| Quote: | I know CDW has a showroom downtown. Is there one in western or
northwest suburbs too? I have to go to Elk Grove Village and Oak Brook
tomorrow, with some time to kill in the middle of the day, and a
location in that area would be great.
(I expected to find a "store locator" type link at their site and also
tried google but no luck so far.)
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They don't have any stores. The showroom at Grand/Franklin closed in
the Spring. The only option for pickup now is the showroom at their HQ
in Vernon Hills, on Milwaukee between Half Day and Town Line. |
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Ajanta
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Sun Oct 23, 2005 4:40 am Post subject:
CDW stores in Chicago area? |
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Cydrome Leader <presence@MUNGEpanix.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Todd H. <comphelp@toddh.net> wrote:
CDW / MacWarehouse is local to Chicago. Check out their
stuff online at cdw.com and their showroom up north.
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I know CDW has a showroom downtown. Is there one in western or
northwest suburbs too? I have to go to Elk Grove Village and Oak Brook
tomorrow, with some time to kill in the middle of the day, and a
location in that area would be great.
(I expected to find a "store locator" type link at their site and also
tried google but no luck so far.)
| Quote: | I second CDW, remember you can negotiate all prices if you
call them up.
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Do you mean one can negotiate on theh phone but not in the store? |
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Geoff Gass
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Sun Oct 23, 2005 5:57 am Post subject:
Re: CDW stores in Chicago area? |
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Ajanta <ajanta@null.void> wrote:
| Quote: | Darn, that was the recommended store for looking at laser printers. I
can order online but I wanted a store that has a large selection on
display, so I can look at them. What's the best store in Chicago area
for that? I tried Circuit City and Best Buy near me but they are inkjet
dominated and had very few lasers.
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Maybe try Fry's? <http://www.frys.com/downersgrove.html>
I didn't wander into the printer section, so not sure how good their
laser selection is, but it's bound to be better than the others. |
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Ajanta
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Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:25 am Post subject:
Re: CDW stores in Chicago area? |
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Geoff Gass <glg@tanzenmb.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Ajanta <ajanta@null.void> wrote:
I know CDW has a showroom downtown. Is there one in western or
northwest suburbs too? I have to go to Elk Grove Village and Oak Brook
tomorrow, with some time to kill in the middle of the day, and a
location in that area would be great.
(I expected to find a "store locator" type link at their site and also
tried google but no luck so far.)
They don't have any stores. The showroom at Grand/Franklin closed in
the Spring. The only option for pickup now is the showroom at their HQ
in Vernon Hills, on Milwaukee between Half Day and Town Line.
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Darn, that was the recommended store for looking at laser printers. I
can order online but I wanted a store that has a large selection on
display, so I can look at them. What's the best store in Chicago area
for that? I tried Circuit City and Best Buy near me but they are inkjet
dominated and had very few lasers. |
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Dave Van
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Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:25 am Post subject:
Re: CDW stores in Chicago area? |
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Ajanta wrote:
| Quote: | Geoff Gass <glg@tanzenmb.com> wrote:
Ajanta <ajanta@null.void> wrote:
I know CDW has a showroom downtown. Is there one in western or
northwest suburbs too? I have to go to Elk Grove Village and Oak Brook
tomorrow, with some time to kill in the middle of the day, and a
location in that area would be great.
(I expected to find a "store locator" type link at their site and also
tried google but no luck so far.)
They don't have any stores. The showroom at Grand/Franklin closed in
the Spring. The only option for pickup now is the showroom at their HQ
in Vernon Hills, on Milwaukee between Half Day and Town Line.
Darn, that was the recommended store for looking at laser printers. I
can order online but I wanted a store that has a large selection on
display, so I can look at them. What's the best store in Chicago area
for that? I tried Circuit City and Best Buy near me but they are inkjet
dominated and had very few lasers.
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What about Micro-Center (or as my students call it, Geeksylvania)
located on Elston somewhere between Logan and Fullerton?
I don't know what they have, just a suggestion. Perhaps you could call
them and find out what they have on the floor. (773) 292-1700
I seem to recall a fairly decent selection of high speed, business
capacity machines when I was shopping for a color laserwriter for the
school. |
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Moe Szyslak
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Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:25 am Post subject:
Re: CDW stores in Chicago area? |
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In article <VCD6f.18713$QE1.5113@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>,
Dave Van <dave@brickNOSPAMgarage.com> wrote:
| Quote: | What about Micro-Center (or as my students call it, Geeksylvania)
located on Elston somewhere between Logan and Fullerton?
I don't know what they have, just a suggestion. Perhaps you could call
them and find out what they have on the floor. (773) 292-1700
I seem to recall a fairly decent selection of high speed, business
capacity machines when I was shopping for a color laserwriter for the
school.
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There's also a Micro Center in Westmont, on Ogden, pretty convenient to
Oak Brook. |
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Ajanta
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Sun Oct 23, 2005 5:13 pm Post subject:
Re: CDW stores in Chicago area? |
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Geoff Gass <glg@tanzenmb.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Ajanta <ajanta@null.void> wrote:
Darn, that was the recommended store for looking at laser printers. I
can order online but I wanted a store that has a large selection on
display, so I can look at them. What's the best store in Chicago area
for that? I tried Circuit City and Best Buy near me but they are inkjet
dominated and had very few lasers.
Maybe try Fry's? <http://www.frys.com/downersgrove.html
I didn't wander into the printer section, so not sure how good their
laser selection is, but it's bound to be better than the others.
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Thanks to all, I am sorry to hear about cdw downtown closing but
hopefully one of the other options will work out. |
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Russ Dumke
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Fri Nov 04, 2005 5:30 am Post subject:
Re: Best-value in personal laser printers: which model? |
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In article <181020051754484598%ajanta@null.void>,
Ajanta <ajanta@null.void> wrote:
| Quote: | I would like to purchase a personal laser printer for my mac (running
osx). Features:
1. B&W
2. Should print standard paper sizes (envelopes wpuld be plus but not
essential).
3. Small footprint.
4. Quiet trouble-free service.
5. Speed less important than print quality and above factors.
Usually I don't mind and have been lucky with buying used, but printers
have moving parts and I'd prefer to pay a little extra for new/refurb
unit with manufacturer's warranty. Can be a current model or a recently
discontinued one.
With all of that, which brand and which model would you recommend?
6. Finally, while fantasizing about my new set up, please recommend a
color laser as well. I may not be able to afford it but would like to
consider for a few minutes. :-)
All opinions appreciated.
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Macintouch has a lengthy discussion o printing on the Mac, which
includes discussions about low cost bw and color lasers:
http://www.macintouch.com/printing.html
Best,
Russ |
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