From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sun Jul 16 05:25:07 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 90280BF6B1C for ; Sun, 16 Jul 2017 05:25:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mueller6722@twc.com) Received: from dnvrco-oedge-vip.email.rr.com (dnvrco-outbound-snat.email.rr.com [107.14.73.226]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "dnvrco-oedge-vip.email.rr.com", Issuer "dnvrco-oedge-vip.email.rr.com" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 75D156DA2B for ; Sun, 16 Jul 2017 05:25:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mueller6722@twc.com) Received: from [74.134.208.22] ([74.134.208.22:35446] helo=localhost) by dnvrco-omsmta03 (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 3.6.9.48312 r(Core:3.6.9.0)) with ESMTP id B1/29-25786-A68FA695; Sun, 16 Jul 2017 05:23:54 +0000 Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2017 05:23:24 +0000 Message-ID: From: "Thomas Mueller" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Best printer makes (manufacturers) for FreeBSD To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <57789.76.193.16.143.1500143031.squirrel@cosmo.uchicago.edu> X-RR-Connecting-IP: 107.14.64.88:25 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2017 05:25:07 -0000 from Valeri Galtsev: > Recent discussion about replacing old printer prompted me to start this > thread. Basically, which makes (or manufacturers) do you use on your > FreeBSD boxes? What would you recommend to watch for and avoid when > choosing the printer. (I personally would prefer one manufacturer not even > mentioned: Xerox. They went bad several years ago, and are banned wherever > I have a voice to affect the choice... So if you tell good story about > Xerox I definitely will reply with my bad one - enough for having my > attitude). > In one of recent threads two manufacturers were mentioned: Brother and HP > (Hewlett Packard). What prompted me to start this is suggestions that for > some model of Brother printer you need to install Linux support and use > Linux diver. >From what I see advertised, I would favor Xerox. They even advertise compatinility with several (quasi-)Unix OSes. My experience with HP LaserJet Pro M1212nf MFP and their offshore technical support was such as to make me not want to ever again buy anything from HP. That printer required a proprietary binary plugin for full functionality, which wouldn't download when setting up the printer. HPLIP might suggest that HP printers require some special software, as opposed to standard interface, and the special software might work if the user is lucky. I looked on HP website, and they didn't even have Windows software support any more, since the printer was no longer supported. I have got some things to print successfully, but some other files messed up. Tom