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More LaserJet 4100 NewsRead this article to get a $50 rebate! Hewlett Packard has a new replacement for the best selling LaserJet 4050 line of printers.. the LaserJet 4100. As we discussed in the last issue of LaserPage. http://laserpage.com/archives/121.htm We've had ours set up for a couple of weeks now. Here's some interesting things we've observed: The base machine is very much faster than the LaserJet 4050. It runs at 25 pages per minute, and has a processor that runs at 250mz (up from 133). It has Postscript level 3 (instead of level 2) and double the base memory (16mb) for exactly the same price as the LaserJet 4050 it replaces. The duty cycle is 150,000 page per month (up from 65,000) so it will be great for nearly any sized workgroup. The printer can print it's first page in just 12 seconds (down from 15). Paper handling has not changed on the base model.. but there are 500 sheet trays now on the two tray models. The network card in the LaserJet 4100N is the faster 10/100 model, getting your print job to the printer up to 10 times as fast. The printers will also work with the cards you used in the 4000 and 4050. Network models come with 32 megs (up from 16). From our calculations, if you're printing full page scans, very large bitmaps or using JetSend for photocopying.. the extra memory and network speed will improve performance up to the rated 25ppm engine speed. If you'd like a FREE copy of the LaserJet 4100 4 color brochure, data sheets, help with configuration, or a competitive price quote call us at (800)466.5687 or drop a message to mailto:4100@landmarkprinters.com Don't forget to ask for the Landmark $50 certificate on LaserJet 4100 purchased by 3/31/01 from Landmark Printer Service. That brings the final price on a Laserjet 4100 base model down to just $1049 after rebate. Even More New LaserJet's Coming Next MonthBecause we like printers that cause the least service problems, we have a bias toward the larger "business class" laser printers.. So we usually recommend the Laserjet 4100 or the LaserJet 8150 lines to our clients. However, we think you should know about the alternatives. On April 1st, Hewlett Packard will unveil 3 more new LaserJet printers. The LaserJet 1200, 1220 and 2200. The LaserJet 1200 replaces the LaserJet 1100. It still has the gravity feed paper tray that causes problems for a lot of users. But at 15 pages per minute, it's got a feature set that looks very appealing. The scanner attachment makes it a LaserJet 1220. The LaserJet 2200 replaces the LaserJet 2100. Again.. it's much faster (up to 19 pages per minute), and has an appealing group of features for the price. Our philosophy is to place a more rugged business class printer in most every situation. We've found that older model printers, with plenty of life left in them, can be refurbished and offered at a fraction of their original costs. Since they use toner instead of ink, laser printers cost less to operate than inkjet printers and offer features that are just fine for many home and small business users that don't need color all the time. Regardless of your printing needs, Landmark has the LaserJet that's right for you. Just call the printer experts.. and get free advice and configuration information. New or refurbished, HP has something for everyone. LOOKING FOR GREAT INK VALUES? What if you could use any printer in the world?The Internet is really changing the way we do everything.. so it only stands to reason that it will affects how we print. There's a new protocol that being built into the latest network printers, JetDirect cards and Windows 2000. With it, most any printers can be shared with anyone with an Internet connection. That's right.. ANYONE! The Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) makes it a lot easier for printers and software from different manufacturers to communicate. Just like HTML allows your browser to see any web page, IPP will allow you to print to any printer. The security is built in... so you don't have to worry about some guy in Baghdad printing to your local printer. In fact, you pretty well have to tell the user exactly where the printer is before they can use it... and then they have to have the right passwords. There are some cool tools that make setting up printers across a company LAN or across the Internet a lot easier than before. For the past couple of years, WebJetAdmin, free software from HP, has been doing this for JetDirect card users. (If you have network printers and aren't using WebJetAdmin call us for FREE help at 800-446-5687) Other really cool software is in the works too. Instead of printing out a document.. then walking to the fax machine to send it to your branch office.. you'll just select a printer there to receive the job. Soon, you'll be able to select a printer at your client's office, or your vendor's order desk.. or use the office printer from home without any special remote control software running. The process will be simple.. just one extra mouse click in your FILE | PRINT dialog box. We're beta testing a FREE solution that's coming out soon. We're hoping to include an address in the next issue of LaserPage where you can get the software and print a test document right at the LaserPage office! Stay Tuned... Get more prints from every toner cartridgeYou've seen this on any photocopier.. when you leave the cover open and get a lot of extra black area. Not only is it ugly, it uses many times the toner used when you make a "normal" copy. So just what is a "normal" copy? (and why are we talking about photo copiers?) The people who make photocopiers have set the standards for how we all measure toner use.. They say that a "normal" page is about 5% toner coverage. Which means that 95% of the page is supposedly white. Now we know that a black page uses 20 times as much toner as a "normal" page. You loose 19 pages off the end of the toner life when you "leave the cover up". On a laser printer.. instead of a cover, a slightly different process takes place. When you send a print job to the printer, it's rasterized, turned into over a million black or white dots. The laser beam hits the photo sensitive drum in your printer and the drum is then charged to accept or repel toner. It sounds like a complicated, precise process.. but there are some weird assumptions working at the same time. You see.. the toner is in very tiny particles.. and they are not the same size as the dots charged on the drum. The result is that there is a lot of toner all over the page where you thought your had blank paper. The engineers who invented this knew that you can only see the tiny particles when there are enough of them in the same general area. On a microscopic level there's all sorts of waste. Go ahead, get out your microscope and see! Okay.. maybe we'll just skip the field trip to the lab... Let's just learn what you can do about all this Just set your DENSITY control on your printer. Most default to a setting that puts more toner on the page than you need. (like a microscopic "cover" left up). You can't see it.. but it's there. By fiddling with the density setting, you can change the amount of charge that draws the toner to the drum and affect toner usage up to 20%. You won't be able to see the difference.. but it's there. There is a density setting on most laser printers. You could use the printer for years and never see it.. but it's there. Described in your user manual. Our rule of thumb is to set the density dial to the lightest setting that will still give you good prints. Remember, your printer is not a photocopier.. there isn't varying shades of gray.. just black and no black.. so you don't have to worry about adjusting it all the time.. just take a few minutes.. run a couple of test prints and save, save, save. Want to save more? Look to see if you printer has an "econo mode". That can save up to 50% when used by turning off half the dots. The result is sometimes an interesting effect that you may or may not like.. but always saves on toner. The parts used in your printer and toner cartridge are engineered to last through a lot more than you might normally use. That's how we're able to save you real money when you buy SuperLife toner cartridge. We keep the outer shell, and build a custom cartridge by replacing the just parts that make for a better print. What? You haven't tried a SuperLife cartridge? What are you waiting for? You can't loose with our free trial offer. We guarantee you'll get the best looking prints you've ever printed.. and save money. Take a look at our IRON CLAD GUARANTEE at http://www.laserpage.com/freetonertrial.htm?source=lp131 FREE Stuff for Laser Printer Users Get Paid for Your Empty Toner CartridgesWe've just increased the prices paid for many empty ink and toner cartridges at http://cash4cores.com?source=lp131 PLEASE! Don't throw away those empty cartridges. If you have the right kind of printer, you can get paid well. And almost every printer has something that can be recycled and kept out of landfills. All payments are sent immediately, as soon as the cartridges arrive at Landmark, using PayPal. You can get a cash bonus just for signing up (even if you are not ready to send in a cartridge) PayPal is an easy way to transact business over the Internet. Sign up for an account for FREE.. and receive $5.00 cash in your account immediately! Recommend PayPal to others and get additional bonuses. 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