Friday, November 09, 2007

Fuji-Xerox Docu Print A-203


Fuji-Xerox Docu Print 203A is my main printer in my office. At first, I was quite worried about this printer's reliability since I just bought this for a brand new price of US$60.00 from a nearby supplier. I was quite anxious that this might not be able to perform well in terms of quality, reliability and flexibility since I am both using Windows OS and Linux Ubuntu. I am less worried about the Windows OS since most printers are supported but with Linux (wherein I am still a newbie), I was a little bit edgy.

When I installed it with both OS, I was surprised to find out about this printer's flexibility since it worked in both Operating Systems eventhough I didn't install a DP 203A driver for the Linux OS.

I doubted this printer's reliability and durability since it is not even good looking. It looks like a piece of wash basin for kids. But as days went by wherein both normal and unusual office printing needs were demanded, this printer still works pretty well. Its print out is crisp and very clear even if I set it at draft mode. Considering that it is a laser printer and the cost of the toner would be tremendous, I was surprised to find out that after more than three (3) months of using it, the toner level is not even at the 3/4 mark.

Unlike the previous printer that I used, I better not mention the brand and the model here, it always prompts me to change toner cartridge almost every month and the print quality is not even as good as the printout of this DP203A despite of the fact that I set it in draft mode.

I am not an avid fan of Fuji Xerox nor is familiar with their products since before I thought that Xerox are just photocopiers. But with this particular printer despite again of the fact that it is assembled in China, I could say no more... I found a perfect fit printer for my needs.
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3 comments:

MangyanSaUbuntu said...

Hi, i would also want to buy that printer (Fuji Xerox DP203).I'm also used linux O.S. (Ubuntu 8.04). Did you install it manually or it is auto detected by your O.S.?I'm trying to contact fuji technical support here in philippines, but they don't know how to configure that printer in any linux distro...

hitman said...

Hi there! A apologize for the late reply. For the Fuji-Xerox Docuprint A-203 Driver, I used brother hl-2030 printer driver as an alternate driver. the printers looks very similar to each other. hopefully they share the same components.

For more options on how to configure your printer in Ubuntu, check out this link
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=273489&highlight=fuji+xerox+docuprint+a-203

Please let me know if there is anything I could still help you with. Again thanks for dropping by.

Unknown said...

I also had a printer with the verrry same problem. Except mine was malfunctioning dearly on the print itself. No matter what I did, whether it was changing the ink cartridge or cleaning it on the inside, it still kept insisting on Not working! Frustrated much, I took it down to my local near by electronic store where I then had the machine 'put to sleep' and got myself a Brand New HP Vivera Printer! Oh my what a beauty and boy does she print! :)
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