Printing

Don't forget your work! If it's still here when we close, it's trash!

The CFA Computer Lab offers a wide-range of printing services.

The Lab offers a wide variety of printers and print services. Four self-service LaserJet printers are available. The "5100" is an HP Monochrome LaserJet for printing in black and white. The "5870" is a Canon Color LaserJet Printer/Copier, good for economy-quality LaserJet prints. The "8500" is an HP Color LaserJet for regular quality prints, and the "5550" is a High Quality HP Color LaserJet printer using specially formulated Color LaserJet paper for higher quality output and brightness.

The Lab also offers print services on our five InkJet printers for higher-quality output. For descriptions of these printers, please refer to the Printing Services website. Printouts on these printers are handled by request, and may take up to several days to process. Please see a Lab Assistant for further information.

For the self-service LaserJet printers, ensure that you have money available in your print credit account (NOTE: This is not the same as your BU print quota account), and then choose the appropiate printer for your needs. Payment must be made in advance to a CFA Information Technology Office staff member, and you may use cash or Convenience Points to pay.

We highly recommend that you add money into your account before you print. Any money remaining after you are done printing stays in your CFA Computer Lab account as credit as long as you remain with Boston University as a matriculating student or as an employed staff or faculty member. Any unused credit can be withdrawn by submitting a request to a CFA Information Technology Office staff member at any time prior to one's graduation date or withdrawl from the University.

For other printing needs, including InkJet and wide-format poster printing, please see a CFA Information Technology Office staff member for more information. Prices are posted above the Computer Lab Help Desk as well as on this Web site. All InkJet printing requires a print job request to be submitted online.

The CFA Computer Lab is not connected with the BU Office of Information Technology. As such, the print quota from the BU Office of Information Technology cannot be used in the CFA Computer Lab.

Please note, no file manipulation will be performed on print requests. Customers are financially responsible for the payment of all print jobs completed to a satisfactory degree.

HP LaserJet 5100 Black and White LaserJet Printer The HP 5100 is ideal for black and white documents or printing large documents at a lower cost. It is the least expensive printing method and can print on 8.5" x 11", 8.5" x 14", or 11" x 17" size paper. It can print double-sided duplex.

HP LaserJet 3390 All-in-One Black and White LaserJet Printer/Copier/Color Scanner The HP 3390 is both a black and white printer and a black and white copier, as well as a color scanner. The 3390 produces regular-quality black and white prints and copies on 8.5" x 11" paper only. It is not as fast as the 5100, so if possible, we recommend using that if you are only printing.

Canon imageRUNNER C5870U Color LaserJet Printer/Copier The Canon 5870 is a combination color LaserJet printer and copier. The 5870 produces economy-quality color prints on 8.5" x 11", 8.5" x 14", or 11" x 17" size paper. It can print double-sided duplex and email scanned documents using the console attached to the copier.

HP LaserJet 8500 Color LaserJet Printer The HP 8500 is a regular-quality color LaserJet printer that can print to 8.5" x 11", 8.5" x 14", or 11" x 17" paper sizes. It produces our midpriced color prints. Double-sided duplex is not available.

HP LaserJet 5550 Color LaserJet Printer The HP 5550 is our high-quality color LaserJet printer. It produces the best color prints of any of our LaserJet printers. It features HP's newer color-matching technologies and uses premium Color LaserJet paper (24-pound, 96 brightness) rather than the plain paper used by the other printers (20-pound, 104 brightness). It can print on 8.5" x 11", 8.5" x 14", or 11" x 17" paper sizes.