Printer Memory

Upgrade laser printer memory (RAM) to get a performance boost for a very nominal expense.

Until very recently, small businesses only added RAM to laser printers if they had relatively unusual or graphics-intensive applications, or were frequently getting memory overload errors. Because laser printer RAM upgrades were rather expensive, it was a rarely recommended upgrade.

Extending the Useful Life of Marginal Laser Printers

However, during 2001, RAM prices fell dramatically.

Even if your laser printer came reasonably well-equipped with RAM and you only have light graphical demands, you can get a substantial performance boost out of your laser printer through an inexpensive memory upgrade.

This also may help you extend the life of a marginal laser printer by a year or more.

Savvy Shopping Tips

You’ll probably want to start your RAM upgrade research by visiting your printer manufacturer’s Web site, but there’s no reason you should feel limited to purchasing the memory upgrade from your printer manufacturer.

 

Printer Memory Action Items

How much RAM was factory installed with each of your laser printers?

Have you ever upgraded the amount of RAM in your laser printers?

Do you print anything to your laser printers besides simple text files?

Do any of your laser printers' processing speeds come to grinding halts whenever you print a graphically intense file, such as desktop publishing files or sets of presentation slides?

Have you priced out, both from the printer manufacturer and third parties that guarantee compatibility, what it would cost for a nominal laser printer RAM upgrade?

 

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