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OpenPrinting Printers HP LaserJet 3

HP LaserJet 3
	Black & White laser printer, max. 300x300 dpi, works Perfectly
	Recommended Driver: ljet3 (Home page, View PPD, directly download PPD)
	Generic Instructions: CUPS, no spooler

Miscellaneous

Printer supports direct text printing with the 'us-ascii' charset.

Comments

For basic printing functionality use the HPIJS driver . For advanced functionality such as printer status and maintenance features, use the HPLIP driver (which includes HPIJS).

Make sure you have at least 2MB RAM, otherwise it won't be able to print complex pages.

Widely available this workhorse just keeps going and going. It also uses about the cheapest toner available. Remanufactured toner is about $25, and Xerox sells new units for about $50. Cheaper to run than ANY inkjet. Keep your eyes open for used HP LJIII or IIID's they are a good buy.

Warning !!!

If you have only 1MB of printer RAM: This printer supports 300dpi only under text mode. If you try to print graphic pages with this resolution, only 3/4 of the page will get printed and you'll get MEM OVERFLOW. For a full page in graphics mode, you have to set the resolution to 150x150dpi...

Consumables/Refills: Toner, ~$50

Drivers

The following driver(s) are known to drive this printer:

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