[lug] free hardware (laser printer)

Bear Giles bgiles at coyotesong.com
Tue Jun 16 15:00:12 MDT 2020


Hi, sorry, I've already promised it.

On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 2:33 PM Daniel Weflen <danweflen at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm interested.
>
> On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 1:17 PM Bear Giles <bgiles at coyotesong.com> wrote:
>
>> I don't know if anyone is interested in this but I have a free HP duplex
>> color laserjet printer if anyone wants it. It's an HP 451 and works fine
>> with Linux. I also installed the optional extra memory so it can handle
>> more complex pages.
>>
>> The 'gotcha' is that it needs toner - an official HP set is going to run
>> around $400+ for about 2400 pages. I don't know how much a refill would
>> cost. I think you can use monochrome mode with just a black toner cartridge
>> although you'll probably need to keep the empty color toner cartridges for
>> proper paper flow.
>>
>> The main reason we're replacing it is because we want all-in-one
>> functionality (namely: scanner) and the cost of an equivalent AIO finally
>> dropped to the point where it made sense to switch even though the initial
>> toner cartridges have a short load.
>>
>> I've already checked wither the Solid State Depot wants it, e.g., for a
>> teardown for students, but they passed. Maybe someone here has an idea
>> about someone who might be interested in it as either a printer or for the
>> parts.
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