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I've been using Hewlett Packard electronics since 1976.
Never really had any trouble with them (except maybe RPN, way too weird).
Have an LJ6 here at home, still works fine, on USB. Seldom used now.
Replaced that with an LJ 2300 ~10 years ago. That works nicely, have probably printed 20K pages on it. Still in regular use.
Bought a second 2300 to have at work.
I also have a 9055 around, for 11x17 work. Very nice.
The 2300 has parallel (yeah, it's that old), USB, and can take an ethernet plug-in card.
The 2300 is really harsh on those ethernet cards. I haven't figured out why. I've had to replace the ethernet card in the first one about once a year since I got it. Fortunately they are available easily on EBay.
New one: I've had it only a few weeks, it came with a DOA ethernet card, I put one in since I have spares for this reason, that worked ok, but it has since died and I put another one in this morning. This new one is working ok...not sure for how long, tho. (At some point later, that one quit too)
So: word to the wise: if you have a 2300 you already know about this...if you don't, well, be aware.
The 2300 is long-since out of production, you can only buy one used. I guess I don't recommend it necessarily. Probably better if you got a newer one with wifi; printers didn't come with wifi when I got it.
That said, if it's working it does a great job. USB works fine, too. I always have it on ethernet so I can casually network print to it from multiple machines.
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July: bought a four-pack of ethernet cards, and one RAM stick. Ethernet card #1 is working ok. RAM arriving in a few days. I don't remember putting memory into one of these printers before, that should be interesting. Apparently it has two slots for RAM; came with 48, am adding 32.
