Seeking an inexpensive color laser printer to print 8.5x11 borderless photos. Any recommendations?
OfficeMax advertized a Konika Minolta 2400W for $299. Reasonable. I researched it via Google. The 2400W is Windows only (supports W98/SE.). Another Konica Minolta model, 2430DL, is supported under Window Server 2003, RedHat 8.0, Mac or WinNT4. That model wasn't in the flyer. Both models come with 32M memory. The Dubya has only a USB connector, while the DL has USB and Ethernet.
Only the 2430DL is upgradable to 544M.
I am planning to use it in my home office environment. I currently have a dual boot Win98SE/RedHat 7.3 system and several legacy systems that do not get booted often.
I went to Office Max and they had the 2430DL and it was on sale for $399! (but they were out of stock, so I got a rain check.)
Question 1: Has anyone used either model?
One of my other "older systems" is a WinNT on a Pentium 100. What are my chances of hosting it from NT and printing from Win98?
Is printer memory used for buffering or image rendering? Is 32M enough memory to print 8.5x11 borderless color photo.
Should I go for an initial memory upgrade?
At the end of the day, what are the odd of mehaving a $300-$400 paper weight that requires a new computer system to drive?