From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 7 19:01:58 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 11FF716A422 for ; Tue, 7 Mar 2006 19:01:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (dsl081-142-072.chi1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.142.72]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C229E43D55 for ; Tue, 7 Mar 2006 19:01:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p17.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.5/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k27J1VBI010635; Tue, 7 Mar 2006 13:01:31 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20060307125136.026bf110@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 13:01:16 -0600 To: David Banning , questions@freebsd.org From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <20060307161537.GA87463@skytracker.ca> References: <20060307161537.GA87463@skytracker.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: suggestions for an ecomomy laser printer 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: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 19:01:58 -0000 I would look at low cost lasers that include postscript (along with PCL), one that has a CPU and renders the page in the printer (vs a Windows printer) and a network interface. Under $500 is easy to do in the samsung line, if you are willing to spend a couple more hundred you can get a color laser in that line. Then set your printer up with an IP on your LAN. You may need to setup a filter in lpd to print correct end-of-line characters (Cr-Lf vs Lf) but that is pretty easy to do. Cost per page is by far cheapest in straight monochrome. Printing monochrome on a color model is more expensive as the toner containers are smaller capacity, which keeps the cost per page higher. You will get the lowest cost per page using high capacity monochrome toners. -Derek At 10:15 AM 3/7/2006, David Banning wrote: >I have been looking at economy laser printers in the stores, only to >discover that many will not print on FreeBSD. I have looked at some >printers that -do- print on FreeBSD, but many are not made any more. >Then there is the issue of dependability. > >I am looking for an economy laser printer; under $500 range and want >dependability, and low cost per copy. It would be great if I could >even find a -color- printer that prints only black most of the time, so I >could use the color option when I need it, but that might be expecting >too much. > >Any suggestions would be helpful. > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"