June Special:

Canon LBP-6000 printer, $69.

  Reliable Laser Quality
Delivering 19 pages-per-minute, Quick First Print of approximately 8 seconds, advanced print modes, and a 150-sheet front loading cassette, the imageCLASS LBP6000 can satisfy any small business or home office user looking for quality laser output.

Single Cartridge System
To deliver high-quality prints, the LBP6000 incorporates the Canon Single Cartridge System, which combines the toner, drum and development unit in one easy-to-replace cartridge, resulting in excellent image quality retention and eliminating the complication and warehousing of separate toner and drum consumables.

Desktop Solution
The sleek and compact design of the LBP6000 allows it to conveniently fit on any home desk or table helping you make the most of your workspace and increase productivity.

On Sale
This month only, June 2012,  $69.

Replacement toner cartridge, CAN125R, $49.

To order, call or click.
865-675-5900
See it in our store.

Xerox Driver Issue with Mac O/S X 10.7.x Update

We received some new information from Xerox regarding the solution to the problems printing to Xerox printers from Apple computers.

As noted in our previous post, many people are experiencing strange problems or annoying messages after updating to Mac OS X 10.7.2.  We have heard from users of Xerox Phaser printers series 6000, 7000 and 8000, including Phaser 6360, 7760 and 8570.  Troubles reported so far include false consumable messages, the inability to print multiple copies and the inability to select paper trays.

According to Xerox tech support, Xerox is working on fixing these problems in the printer driver.  Previously, we thought the solution would come from Apple, but that is not correct.  The solution will come from Xerox via the driver.  The current driver which is available on the Xerox support site for Mac OSX 10.7 is version 2.0.9, dated August 19 2011.  We recommend watching this site for an updated version of the driver.

The site address is www.support.xerox.com.

In the mean time, work around solutions include ignoring the annoying false messages and saving files in .pdf format.  We will be happy to help users who are having trouble with Xerox Phaser printers.

For more help, call us at 865-675-5900.

Printer Review - HP LaserJet P2055x

I recently began using the HP P2055x printer and I have to say... I'm impressed! It is priced very affordably and comes with many features you usually see in more expensive machines.

One of the first features I look for in a new desktop printer is if it has a LCD display - and this printer has one. While that sounds like a ho-hum feature it is very helpful when your printer is trying to tell you something.
There are few things more frustrating than having to decipher a series of blinking lights only to find out that the printer was trying to tell you that it had run out of paper. Other useful features that this printer comes with are an extra (500 sheet) paper tray, a duplex unit, and a network interface card. All of this for only $499!

After a little analysis I have computed that this printer is fairly inexpensive to operate with a cost of about 2.5 cents per page while using HP's toner cartridges. Our Southeastern Laser toner cartridges will drop the cost to around 1.75 cents per page when they become available in the coming weeks. It is worth mentioning that the Xerox 4510 only costs around 1 cent per page to operate, mostly due to its higher toner capacity, and sells for $899. If you print around 54,000 pages on the Xerox 4510 then the savings per page will make up for the price difference between the P2055x and the Xerox 4510. Just something to think about for those who really want to economize on printing costs!

To sum up, the HP P2055x seems like a really good choice for low to medium volume printing needs. Home users and small businesses would find this printer to be a reliable, capable, and inexpensive printer.