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Privacy, Please: You can get the Xerox and IBM printers equipped with an optional 10-bin locking mailbox/collator to secure private documents. After configuring the printer, yo u press an identification code at the front panel to unlock the slot containing your documents.
Quick Change: Except for the Apple LaserWriter 16/600, all the units we tested have modular printer controller circuitry that you can remove without tools. The slide-out boards make it easy to install a different network card or add a hard drive for font storage. Installing a hard drive on the IBM Network Printer 17 board took around a minute.
Paper Handling: The paper trays in the HP, Lexmark, and QMS printers can take a variety of paper sizes. You adjust one paper dimension with a m ovable locking divider. The other dimension sets with a locking knob. Adjustment positions are clearly labeled. The upper tray adjusts to four sizes; the lower tray handles two additional larger sizes.

Locked Slots for Privacy
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