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John Beardmore
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Sun Nov 06, 2005 5:01 am Post subject:
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In message <qE5bf.410880$1i.212040@pd7tw2no>, Rene Lamontagne
<rlamont@shaw.ca> writes
| Quote: | No, set up and print all odd pages, Then turn the whole stack over and print
even pages, Voila, double sided book and all in order.
works like a charm on my OKI C5150n Color led printer.
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Great until it picks up two sheets at a time.
Cheers, J/.
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ian lincoln
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Sun Nov 06, 2005 7:02 am Post subject:
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anyone dealt with this lot?
www.tallygenicom.co.uk
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I am dislexia of borg your ass will be laminated
http://www.ian-lincoln.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | In article <fmmck-0511051232080001@ac9cfb90.ipt.aol.com>,
fmmck@aol.com (Fred McKenzie) wrote:
One problem I have had with manual duplex, is that IF there is a paper
jam
halfway through a document, my printer will reprint the jammed page, but
on the next sheet. In other words, the remaining portion of the print
job
would be ruined if I didn't abort.
Of course this might be a problem with a duplex printer as well,
depending
on how smart it is.
Nope. If the auto-duplex printer prints one side, flips it, then prints
the other, on a jam it will know that the properly formatted sheet
didn't come out--and it will start over with a clean sheet.
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Julia Kiranskje
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Sun Nov 06, 2005 8:25 am Post subject:
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Fred McKenzie <fmmck@aol.com> wrote:
| Quote: | One problem I have had with manual duplex, is that IF there is a
paper jam halfway through a document, my printer will reprint
the jammed page, but on the next sheet. In other words, the
remaining portion of the print job would be ruined if I didn't abort.
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Interesting angle. My own experience and emphasis have been different.
I never use duplex printing for any of my formal documents, but my
writing style is such that I may go through ten drafts before I have
the final version. That is 100 pages for a ten page paper. It is on
these draft versions that I use duplex printing. It really wouldn't
matter of one of them got ruined.
I do agree that if the price differentce is not outrageous, it is
better to get a printer that duplexes automatically.
Julia |
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Arthur Entlich
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 4:22 pm Post subject:
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If you print a lot of long documents like user manuals, etc, then
automatic duplex printing can be a real time saver. If it is just
manual duplex, try to find out what they mean by that. FOr some it is
just software that allows you to match up the pages during printing, but
if one page gets skipped, all the rest will be off, and make a real mess
of things.
Art
Ajanta wrote:
| Quote: | I am looking for a B&W personal laser printer for home use on a mac.
Not much volume but would still like decent paper handling, cost per
page, small footprint and low noise (it would sit right on my desk).
Is duplex a useful feature or just a gimmick?
A recent thread appeared to recommend Brother 5240 (basic) and 5250DN
(duplex and networking). The price difference between them is not huge,
I think $20, so no big deal. How do they compare against the offerings
from HP and Samsung?
Thanks for all the input.
BTW, I posted another question about which online price comparison
services are best. That reminds me, Brother 5250DN shows up as 'ships
next day' on Shopzilla, 'not yet released' on Amazon, and does not even
show up on Pricegrabber as of this morning. What is your expereince
with these sites? |
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Arthur Entlich
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 4:44 pm Post subject:
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You could just use some colored pencils or crayons, however ;-)
Art
Ajanta wrote:
| Quote: | Caitlin <caitlin_online_nospam@hotmail.com> wrote:
: What an bizarre question. Like saying 'Is colour printing a gimmick?'
: Do you want duplexing or don't you?
It could be considered a gimicky feature in the following sense: If you
flip the pages yourself, you got 2 sided printing. However, with a BW
printer, you can't get color by any such simple trick. |
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Arthur Entlich
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 4:51 pm Post subject:
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I assume you never get a misfeed or a double feed then. You are lucky.
I tend to get occasional double feeds where two pages go through at
once, and then every page after that is off by one page.
Art
Rene Lamontagne wrote:
| Quote: | "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in message
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In article <051120051010486322%ajanta@null.void>,
Ajanta <ajanta@null.void> wrote:
: >> Is duplex a useful feature or just a gimmick
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: No, it can save paper and labour if properly used.
I should have said "auto duplex". One can achieve the same effect
by turning the pages over oneself.
If you're printing a single sheet flyer, yes.
But if you're printing a book?
Will you print one at a time?
No, set up and print all odd pages, Then turn the whole stack over and print
even pages, Voila, double sided book and all in order.
works like a charm on my OKI C5150n Color led printer. I print all my
manuals this way.
Regards, Rene
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Rene Lamontagne
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 7:01 pm Post subject:
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"Arthur Entlich" <e-printerhelp@mvps.org> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I assume you never get a misfeed or a double feed then. You are lucky. I
tend to get occasional double feeds where two pages go through at once, and
then every page after that is off by one page.
Art
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No double feeds yet, But we all know that it will happen sooner or later,
Murphy is just bidding his time till I do a really important or Huge manual,
Then he will STRIKE.
Yes I would prefer the mechanical duplexer that is available but it is over
$400.00 CDN and for my limited home use not really justifiable.
Regards, Rene Lamontagne
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Rene Lamontagne wrote:
"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in message
news:elmop-382284.11573205112005@nntp1.usenetserver.com...
In article <051120051010486322%ajanta@null.void>,
Ajanta <ajanta@null.void> wrote:
: >> Is duplex a useful feature or just a gimmick
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: No, it can save paper and labour if properly used.
I should have said "auto duplex". One can achieve the same effect
by turning the pages over oneself.
If you're printing a single sheet flyer, yes.
But if you're printing a book?
Will you print one at a time?
No, set up and print all odd pages, Then turn the whole stack over and
print even pages, Voila, double sided book and all in order.
works like a charm on my OKI C5150n Color led printer. I print all my
manuals this way.
Regards, Rene
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Ajanta
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 11:00 pm Post subject:
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Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> wrote:
: Yes I would prefer the mechanical duplexer that is available but it is over
: $400.00 CDN and for my limited home use not really justifiable.
Check out the just released Brother 5250DN with street price around
US$230. Pretty soon, there should be refurbished, open box stock,
returned items, rebates, etc. Good luck. |
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