From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 25 07:38:32 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 93BAA16A400 for ; Fri, 25 May 2007 07:38:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bill@wiliweld.com) Received: from typhoon.he.net (typhoon.he.net [64.62.229.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 8419013C43E for ; Fri, 25 May 2007 07:38:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bill@wiliweld.com) Received: from corten11-bsd.billschoolcraft.com ([71.141.72.46]) by typhoon.he.net for ; Fri, 25 May 2007 00:38:30 -0700 Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 00:42:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Bill-Schoolcraft X-X-Sender: bill@corten11-bsd.billschoolcraft.com To: Warren Block In-Reply-To: <20070524171605.K10943@wonkity.com> Message-ID: <20070525003719.T42878@corten11-bsd.billschoolcraft.com> References: <4655D19C.8030909@FreeBSD.org> <20070524171605.K10943@wonkity.com> System-ID: [en] (FreeBSD-6.2; i386) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: Gabor Kovesdan , FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: laser printer - which one? (Brother HL-2070N) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 07:38:32 -0000 At Thu, 24 May 2007 it looks like Warren Block composed: > On Thu, 24 May 2007, Gabor Kovesdan wrote: > >> might be a bit off here, but I'm sure some of you have experiences with >> laser printers. I would like to buy a (relatively) cheap laser printer with >> the following requirements: >> >> - quality (I mean here, that I want to use it for a long time, thus it >> should be of good quality and be robust) >> - has such a toner, *that can be refilled cheaply* >> - prints in good quality, speed and noise is not that important >> - should work under FreeBSD / Linux, not just under Windows >> >> As for the price, I'm thinking of 100 000 HUF (about 400 EUR) as *very* >> maximum. The price is important, but the first point is more important at >> all...I color laser printer would be cool if this amount of money is >> sufficient for this, but a BW one is ok, too. > > My suggestion would be a used HP LaserJet 4050, preferably with a JetDirect > network interface. I've used them as network printers for FreeBSD with > excellent results, they're built well and cheap to run. Have not tried toner > refilling, though. > > You could probably buy a color laser with mostly-empty "starter" toner at > this price, but replacing supplies could cost as much or more than the > printer. > I just purchased a Brother-2070N that works fine. $130.oo from Costco with a 1500 page toner cartdridge. It has a network interface built in too. http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11037212&whse=BC&topnav=&browse= Shit... it's $40.oo cheaper this week than it was two weeks ago when I bought mine! -- Bill Schoolcraft <*> http://wiliweld.com "Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing." -- Redd Foxx