Minolta-QMS Magicolor 2000 Desklaser Memory Upgrade
THIS@home.com Wizard
provides on their site concerning my 2200 and I found and downloaded a
Technical Note (Solution Number: q0800068), "Installing Memory on the
Magicolor 2200 Series" and I got the surprise of my life. The only
requirement for additional memory in this printer is, and I quote ...
"Additional memory must be 32, 64, or 128 MB, PC-100 Compliant SDRAM
DIMMs." That is just plain old memory, nothing special at all. I
thought there must be something very special because Minolta wants
$799.00 for the "64 MB memory kit" for the Magicolor 2200 (64 is the
max additional memory you can install in this printer)! That's almost
as much as the printer cost ... $999.00 after the rebate! Well, I
decided to stoop around and see what I could find. I have over the
years purchased memory from a site called Memory-Man. Have never had
any trouble, so I checked the site. I was shocked to find that I
could get 64 MB of PC-100 compliant SDRAM DIMM for a measly $30.00. I
was so surprised I splurged and blew an additional $14.00 for two day
shipment. Well, I got the memory about an hour ago ... took me ten
minutes to install it ... and voila!!! ... my printer instantly
recognized the additional memory. I now have 96 MB of memory and
everything works perfectly. The images with the additional memory are
DEFINITELY better ... much more color saturated. Damn how I love a
great deal ! :-)
If interested here are the particulars.
The specific part is here ...
http://www.memory-man.com/itemdetail.asp?itemid=187
Actually, you can get this memory even cheaper ... as low as $14.00
... but at these prices I went for the "best"!! :-)
Here is the URL for the Technical Note on the 2200 memory.
http://onlinehelp.qms.com/CPDocs/q0800068.htm
Enjoy
Chris Armitage
Great printer as well, I'm more than happy with it. Just wish I could have
been able to afford the "330"
Chris.
"Wizard" <wizardjalREMOVE TH...@home.com> wrote in message
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Dennis Rech
TH...@home.com> wrote:
>Recently I was looking at some of the technical data that Minolta
>provides on their site concerning my 2200 and I found and downloaded a
>Technical Note (Solution Number: q0800068), "Installing Memory on the
>Magicolor 2200 Series" and I got the surprise of my life. The only
>requirement for additional memory in this printer is, and I quote ...
>"Additional memory must be 32, 64, or 128 MB, PC-100 Compliant SDRAM
>DIMMs." That is just plain old memory, nothing special at all. ... took me ten
>minutes to install it ... and voila!!! ... my printer instantly
>recognized the additional memory. I now have 96 MB of memory and
>everything works perfectly. The images with the additional memory are
>DEFINITELY better ... much more color saturated. Damn how I love a
>great deal ! :-)
>
The same thing applies to the Desklaser. I added 64 megs of standard
simms from an old computer in about 10 minutes.
Definately worthwhile.
THIS@home.com Wizard
wrote:
>
>The same thing applies to the Desklaser. I added 64 megs of standard
>simms from an old computer in about 10 minutes.
>Definately worthwhile.
So ... wonder what Minolta's "64MB Upgrade Kit" contains that makes
them think it is worth $799.00. They also "imply" that it must be
installed by them. I child could do this! :-)
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Dennis Rech
The instruction manual that came with mine had the instructions and
they were simple and clear. There wasn't any thing implied about
factory installation.
One of the reasons that I purchased the QMS was that memory could be
cheaply installed. Thank you QMS.
I never quite understand the insane marketing mentality that runs
throughout the computer industry. In the case of QMS, its the absurity
that you can buy a brand new printer complete with all comsumables for
less than the cost of the comsumables.
Years ago, the replacement head for my Zerox inkjet cost more than the
$1000 printer. Stupid.
I was interested in a Tektronic 840 wax jet, but was put off by the
almost $1000 increase in price for an extra 32 megs of memory which
allowed the automatic duplexing to work. Tek had already built the
entire printer with the duplexing machinery included. They just wanted
another thousand bux to turn it on. I passed because it made me feel
that they were suckering their customers.
I guess that we could also add the inkjet manufacturers that sell the
printer for $100 complete with ink and software and then want that
much for about one ounce of refill ink.
Somewhere the entire industry is a little bit haywire. There really
should be some sort of consumer revolt when it comes to things such as
printer replacement parts (should a replacement motherboard really
cost more than a brand new printer?), toner cartridges (there must be
all of $3 worth of materials and toner in a cartridge) and upgrades
such as hard drives, duplexers and memory.
I bought the QMS because it was the best "value" in a color laser
printer. I still think that. However, QMS and every other one of the
printer manufacturers have a long long way to go before I feel that
they are treating their customers with the respect that they deserve.
Dennis
jbuch
the public.
There were the good old days when you had to bow down to those on the
thrones of technology.
Some keep wanting that to come back.
Others, have learned to be technocrooks of one form or another.
The high cost of "printer memory" reminds me of the $600 hammers
and $3,000 toilets scandals of the Defense Department a few years ago.
Jim
Dennis Rech wrote:
> I was interested in a Tektronic 840 wax jet, but was put off by the
> almost $1000 increase in price for an extra 32 megs of memory which
> allowed the automatic duplexing to work. Tek had already built the
> entire printer with the duplexing machinery included. They just wanted
> another thousand bux to turn it on. I passed because it made me feel
> that they were suckering their customers.
> I guess that we could also add the inkjet manufacturers that sell the
> printer for $100 complete with ink and software and then want that
> much for about one ounce of refill ink.
> Somewhere the entire industry is a little bit haywire.
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