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From: wb8foz@cucstud.UUCP (David Lesher)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs
Subject: Re: multi-bin feeder for laser printers
Message-ID: <206@cucstud.UUCP>
Date: 12 Apr 88 23:26:10 GMT
References: <104400014@datacube>
Organization: Columbia Union College; Takoma Park, MD 20912
Lines: 30
Summary: sheet feeders/laser printers/we keep hoping

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In article <104400014@datacube>, berger@datacube.UUCP writes:
> Does anyone know of a multi-bin sheet feeder for the LaserWriter II
> (or any laser printer for that matter)?
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This is a sore point with me. I have looked in vain for years
for a laser printer with the features of a Royal aka Mita copy
machine. That is to say:
	Multiple paper trays
AND	ability to sense when a SPECIFIC tray is loaded, and
	complain when it is needed and not there.

In other words, you request a 11x17 copy. It says, hey bud, I
need the 11x17 paper tray. You plug it in. It works.
In order to be useful in a law office, the printer needs at
least 4 trays: Letterhead_1, Letterhead_2, Redline, and
envelopes. The same manufacturers that promote their products
for use in shared/network enviroments hemm and haw when you
bring up the problem of "what's next in the que?". I have been
told to buy SEVERAL printers (gee-that will go over well)
or buy an outboard one armed bandit that costs more than the
printer.
There are now several printers with at least 2 trays. One of
these is the NEC LC-860+, ($2k) which looks fantastic on paper
(sorry, couldn't resist) but I am still looking for a user to
question. The other is the Dataproducts 1200 and 2600 series
machines, which do offer 3 trays + envelopes. Alas, they are
quite expensive when so equipped. (~~$6k)
Any other suggestions??
wb8foz@{macom1}!cucstud