From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 4 02:26:49 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 376B6106564A for ; Sat, 4 Dec 2010 02:26:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EBFB28FC14 for ; Sat, 4 Dec 2010 02:26:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id oB42QiMV090343; Fri, 3 Dec 2010 19:26:44 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) with ESMTP id oB42QhKB090340; Fri, 3 Dec 2010 19:26:43 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2010 19:26:43 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block To: Polytropon In-Reply-To: <20101203191339.61205ccb.freebsd@edvax.de> Message-ID: References: <20101203043805.GB8149@comcast.net> <20101203191339.61205ccb.freebsd@edvax.de> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.6 (wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Fri, 03 Dec 2010 19:26:44 -0700 (MST) Cc: Charlie Kester , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: printer recommendations? 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: Sat, 04 Dec 2010 02:26:49 -0000 On Fri, 3 Dec 2010, Polytropon wrote: > I'm using a HP Laserjet 4000 duplex for more than 5 years now > at home, I'm happy with it, allthough it's a _huge_ printer > with all the accessories, but I don't care for that. It's only huge in comparison to smaller, lesser printers. A LaserJet 8000 makes a 4000 look small. > Used office-class equipment, I can't emphasize it enough. The > HP Laserjet printers have a good "eco-mode standby behaviour", > so even energy costs are low, compared to the usual home consumer > ink-pee stuff where a seperate power supply consumes energy > even when the printer is "off" (haha). Office-class printers also have power switches, so they can be turned off for zero power consumption. Some home printers don't have a power switch at all. >> - Any interface is OK. Parallel, USB, networked. > > Network is the way to go. USB *may* be okay. Parallel is not > living anymore - allthough I'm still using it that way, but > my home setting is a life support system for obsolete > technology anyway. :-) The last time I used parallel on FreeBSD, it was slow...well, slower than expected. Haven't really tested USB printers for speed. Ethernet is superior in many ways.