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HP Color Laserjet 3600DN Printer. 17PPM Black and Color, 600X600 Dpi, 128MB Ram(
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Customer Reviews
for HP Color Laserjet 3600DN Printer. 17PPM Black and Color, 600X600 Dpi, 128MB Ram( --- Hewlett Packard
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Great office printer - works great under Linux
After searching a number of reviews from users, magazines, and other sources I finally decided to replace my 12 year old LaserJet 5, and two color inkjet printers with the HP 3600dn. I actually ordered a refurbished one. The hardest part about setting up this printer was lifting it out of the box. At over 60 pounds, it is not something you are going to just move around on a whim.
This printer works fine under Linux. I connected it to the LAN using the ethernet cable and loaded the HPIJS package on my system for the printer driver (available from your favorite distribution source), told CUPS to find new printers, and it worked.
Note that the printer pictured on this product page shows the printer sitting on top of the optional 500 page third paper tray. The third tray is an add on that has to be purchased separately.
Print quality is great, just remember that this is not a photo printer. It does a good job with pictures, but it is not meant to compete against the super high resolution printers that can print on photopaper. The built in duplexer works well and saves a lot of trouble when you want to print a large double sided document. This is not a quiet printer, it makes a fair amount of noise while it is working. It sounds a lot like a large copy machine. This is no problem for most office environments, but it might be suprising if you are used to smaller inkjet printers.
The tipping point in choosing this machine over some of the much cheaper models available was the overall cost of ownership. Over the long term this printer will cost less per page for both color and black&white printing than many of the less expensive printers out there. Check out the figures on Tom's Hardware: http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/02/02/color_laser_printers_2/page9.html
The question really comes down to your expected print volume.
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If noise is no problem, here's your color printer!
Purchased to be a general printer this one works well. Fast, good color, and easy to install. when printing, you do hear lots of clicks, and other loud noises.
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Beware if you're not running Windows or Mac OSX 10.1+
Amazon's not-so-complete product description fails to mention that this printer does NOT support PCL6, PCL5e or PostScript (all public-domain printer languages for which drivers are commonly available for almost any Operating System -- including Linux), but rather HP's new (and proprietary) "HP JetReady 4.2" Page Definition Language.
The bottom line is that while this printer is likely just fine for users of Windows (98, Me, XP, Server 2003) or Mac OSX 10.1 or higher, users of other operating systems (Linux, for instance) are out of luck.
HP recommends that users requiring a full-featured printer (which DOES support all of the traditional printer languages) opt for the Color LaserJet 3800 series -- which is around $300 additional.
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