router/printserver/printer recommendations

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Tue, Feb 06, 2007 at 07:05:57PM -0500, John Van Ostrand wrote:
> In my experience that's not the case. With HP and Okidata that is. The
> internal print server is often a couple of hundred dollars more.
> 
> There are benefits to having an internal print server though, which may
> be why they are priced at a premium. The internal ones will expose
> consumable levels via SNMP so that you can monitor them centrally. While
> this is useful for larger organizations. The main value to SOHO is the
> simplicity, no extra printer cable, power supply and extra device.

Given how many newer laser printers simply come with network standard,
it doesn't seem like a big deal anymore.  If you want a networked
printer, buy a networked printer, don't add an external print server or
add in card, since both are going to be expensive options, or not as
good.

I am still amazed you can get a xerox colour laser with networking and
postscript level 3 for $400.

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