Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2010 00:13:50 -0600 From: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> To: Charlie Kester <corky1951@comcast.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: printer recommendations? Message-ID: <0D9AC4DE-844E-4C53-BBD6-2F956A2AFCD4@hiwaay.net> In-Reply-To: <20101203043805.GB8149@comcast.net> References: <20101203043805.GB8149@comcast.net>
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On Dec 2, 2010, at 10:38 PM, Charlie Kester wrote: > My old HP Laserjet 4+ is broken and I'm thinking about buying a new > printer. I'd appreciate hearing recommendations from the list. My Brother HL5250DN has served 14,000 pages very satisfactorily so far. = Was $250 full MSRP at Staples in 2005 or 2006. Believe the current = version is 5350. Commonly appear on sale for $189 (but not that I've = seen at Staples). The xx50's have PCL and Postscript emulation, an xx40 only has PCL. xx70 = appears to be a 50 with WiFi. "D" stands for duplex. "N" for ethernet. Speaks lpd. 3rd party toner refills for 7,000 pages are $20. The one thing my 5250 has disappointed is printing of envelopes. The = envelope gets printed but comes out wrinkled and nearly wadded up. = Perhaps the 53xx's fixed this? I keep an HP inkjet loaded with = envelopes. This is important because I print something like 2 envelopes = per month. :-) Several years ago I was secretary/treasurer of a dirtbike club and was = printing as many as 1800 envelopes and the materials inside the = envelopes per year. Many times I went to the Post Office and bought $400 = of stamps. -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@HiWAAY.net =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad.
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