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Here at Leeds we only use laser printers: Laserjet 5N (now superseded by the HP 4000 which should behave exactly the same: HP are pretty good in that respect). HOWEVER be warned that printing notices on different physical printers at different sites can be dodgy (we initially tried using a mix of laser and deskjet, but had to give up and switch to a mix of cheaper and more expensive lasers) for the following reason: The formatting of circulation notices is primitive in the extreme. It has no idea of a page, only of lines. So if the different sites have different line lengths - and my guess is that the OKI and the Laser will - then you are in trouble. I can't remember all the details, but I do know that this fouled us up. But working just with lasers is fine - and the 4000 is stupendously fast (I have one for office work). Michael ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- Date sent: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 11:50:26 +0100 (BST) Send reply to: Harris ED <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Printers From: Harris ED <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] At City University we are looking for a reasonably priced reliable printer on which to run overdue notices at one of our site libraries. At the main Library we are using the Oki 395 but, as space is at a premium, we are hoping to find a smaller alternative. Innovative have suggested the HP LaserJet 4000N but recommended we try the list for others' experience. We use 11 x 9.5 continuous listing paper for all notices. We would be grateful for the benefit of anyone else's experience. Thanks Liz Harris Circulation Supervisor City University * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Michael Emly, Edw.Boyle Library, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT Email: [log in to unmask] Phone: 0113 2335565 Fax: 0113 2335539 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%