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Date:	Mon, 29 Apr 2002 13:54:57 PST7
From:	Steve Carter <scarter@vcnet.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Pocket Print Server Comparison

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subj. was: Re: SCOUG-Help: Xerox C-20 Printer

The Hawking PN7127P seems to have several nice features,
compared to the Digi 3410X. They add value to the product
and may make it a more desirable choice.

As I see it, they are:

Browser setup, as opposed to Telnet. (Boy! Have we gotten spoiled!)

Current firmware. The Digi came with older firmware, which
I decided to flash upgrade because of its age (1996).
Flash firmware upgrade is quite easy. But you may not have bother
upgrading the firmware on the Hawking -- it's current hardware.

10/100 Auto-Sensing vs 10BT. The Digi 3410X is only 10MHz, but
even that is way faster than a printer. Dual speed is nice to
have -- more flexible and potentially faster.

Simpler to configure. Not a biggie, but the Digi has two dip
switches you must set correctly. Sorry, but you'll just have to
read the book here. It comes with bootp and rarp enabled, and DHCP
is installed, enabled, with the firmware update. I wanted fixed IP
and turned off all this stuff. I haven't used the Hawking, but
my HP 170X has a browser interface and it definitely is simpler.

As to price, the Hawking is on Pricewatch for $64 and a Google
search found $63 at Provantage. If the cost difference is not
critical, the Hawking should be easier to set up. The Digi is
a little clunkier and not quite as modern, but nevertheless nice
quality hardware inside (I took mine apart to check it out). The
$50 deal at Fry's looks very attractive. 'Course I like to play
around with new hardware ....

[aside: Is that Fry's sale still going?]

Some cheap pocket print servers come without TCP/IP. Avoid these,
as they are mostly windoze only.

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On 4/25/02, Sheridan George wrote, in part:
>There is another solution - the Hawking PN7127P print server.
>I got mine on sale at Fry's for $50 + tax.
>
>I've attached a 7,449 byte .html file that outlines how I got one to work on my LAN.
>
>Sheridan
>
>PS Carla has been sent a copy of the file for the web site.

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