Picking a printer
What kind of printer do you have? As a fellow geek, I’m curious. In my imagination, I see a professional screenwriter requiring a huge, high-powered beast that can print one script per minute. Or, do you not even print anything since it’s all sent out via PDF in these modern times? How much do you print in the average day/week?
–Alon Ozery
Toronto
We have an HP LaserJet 4100TN (closest equivalent is probably the 4250tn), which is more than adequate. It can print out a 120-page script in about four minutes — but more often it’s only printing 60 pages, because we’ll choose side-by-side layout to save paper.
I don’t print nearly as much as I used to, since most times I’m delivering a .pdf rather than a printed script. I used to recommend screenwriters spend the extra money for a fast printer, but there’s really no great advantage now. Almost any laser printer — and even most inkjets — can print a script in less time than it takes to walk the dog.
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March 24th, 2005 at 6:52 pm
Thank you for thinking Green, John.
October 18th, 2006 at 9:32 pm
I’d say anything laser. Inkjets have a significantly higher cost per page. Black and White starts now around $100 and Color can be had starting about $300 Network ready models cost more, but any computer on the network can use them. This is especially good if you have both laptop and desktop, or several people who need to print, and don’t want a dozen printers around. You can also buy adapters that will network a non-network printer later, so buy within you’re means.