05-22-2007, 09:25 PM
[quote john-o](the 6MP only has parallel and serial ports).
Really? Mine also has a LocalTalk port --- as I recall the MP was the Mac-friendly version of the LaserJet 6, adding LocalTalk and Postscript 2 in hardware. I don't use a print server with mine, but an Ethernet-to-Local talk solution and activate AppleTalk on the Mac.
Keep in mind the 4MV probably also uses more electricity. The fan always running may mean the fuser is always kept hot. (The 6 may be this way as well; I don't know.)
At work we just retired a slew of 5MPs, oddly enough due to a phone upgrade. They're replacing all of the standard phones with VoIP phones, and no one thought to configure them so as to not conflict with AppleTalk on the network ... so out the printers go.
Our new small printer is an HP 2015dn, not as cheap as the Brother. It has built-in Ethernet, duplexing, is very quiet and recognized by Bonjour (but you'd still want the HP driver that comes on the CD.)
Really? Mine also has a LocalTalk port --- as I recall the MP was the Mac-friendly version of the LaserJet 6, adding LocalTalk and Postscript 2 in hardware. I don't use a print server with mine, but an Ethernet-to-Local talk solution and activate AppleTalk on the Mac.
Keep in mind the 4MV probably also uses more electricity. The fan always running may mean the fuser is always kept hot. (The 6 may be this way as well; I don't know.)
At work we just retired a slew of 5MPs, oddly enough due to a phone upgrade. They're replacing all of the standard phones with VoIP phones, and no one thought to configure them so as to not conflict with AppleTalk on the network ... so out the printers go.
Our new small printer is an HP 2015dn, not as cheap as the Brother. It has built-in Ethernet, duplexing, is very quiet and recognized by Bonjour (but you'd still want the HP driver that comes on the CD.)