>Me I have my eyes on an old clunker Brother laser printer that= does >300dpi^2 and weighs about a ton. It is an old refurbished unit a= friend is >selling and I think I'll get it, for PCB and cabinet related= work @home. >I'd expect it to last 5 more years with expert service. If= anyone would be >selling something that solid now I'd try to buy it, but all you= get is >plastic, plastic, plastic. I think that the only plastic part on= that >Brother is the ink in the trade name on the box ;-). Just bought a brand-new Minolta 1100L for $119 after rebate from= CompUSA. Less than a toner cartridge for my other printer. It is= only a "win" printer, and this model only has parallel, but the= output seems great so far . . . | Brent A. Crosby | Crystalfontz America, Incorporated | 15611 East Washington Road | Valleyford, WA 99036-9747 | brent@crystalfontz.com http://www.crystalfontz.com | voice (509) 291-3514 fax (509) 291-3345 US toll-free (888)= 206-9720 -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics