My HP LaserJet 2200dn seems to have given up the ghost. It is reporting media-jam-error even though there’s no apparent media-jam. I suspect a broken sensor of some kind. At this point my options are to take it in for repair or replace it. It’s a tad more than five years old; and while I’ve seen printers last longer than this, not all do. So two questions:
Does anyone know a reliable HP repair shop in or around Irvine?
If I do replace it, what should I get?
Here’s what I’m looking for in a printer:
8 page per minute or faster
Duplex printing
Black and white
Tabloid size printing would be really nice but is not essential
PostScript or a reasonable clone thereof
Networkable
Linux, Mac, and Windows support
About $0.02 per page
No DRM bogosity expiring the cartridges before they’re used up, or preventing the use of 3rd party cartridges
Very low power consumption when not printing
Given those criteria, what’s my cheapest options; and would it be cheaper to buy than repair or not? The Brother HL-5250DN is only about $250 and might do the trick.
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