From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 7 20:50:56 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 59C9216A420 for ; Tue, 7 Mar 2006 20:50:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dkelly@Grumpy.DynDNS.org) Received: from smtp.knology.net (smtp.knology.net [24.214.63.101]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 119BE43D45 for ; Tue, 7 Mar 2006 20:50:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dkelly@Grumpy.DynDNS.org) Received: (qmail 25538 invoked by uid 0); 7 Mar 2006 20:45:30 -0000 Received: from user-69-73-60-132.knology.net (HELO Grumpy.DynDNS.org) (69.73.60.132) by smtp5.knology.net with SMTP; 7 Mar 2006 20:45:30 -0000 Received: by Grumpy.DynDNS.org (Postfix, from userid 928) id 3C410618A; Tue, 7 Mar 2006 14:50:45 -0600 (CST) Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 14:50:45 -0600 From: David Kelly To: dataivNOSPAM@noc.peon.net Message-ID: <20060307205045.GB71532@Grumpy.DynDNS.org> References: <20060307161537.GA87463@skytracker.ca> <4053.130.15.15.68.1141759432.squirrel@secure1.vangeyn.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4053.130.15.15.68.1141759432.squirrel@secure1.vangeyn.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Cc: David Banning , questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: suggestions for an ecomomy laser printer X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 20:50:56 -0000 On Tue, Mar 07, 2006 at 02:23:52PM -0500, dataivNOSPAM@noc.peon.net wrote: > I recently bought a Brother HL-2070N for $200 Canadian, and it includes > network interface, is a 20 ppm black & white laser printer. It does, > however, require a new drum every ~12,000 pages, and toner cartridges are > estimated to last about 2,500 pages, so they aren't the biggest toner > cartridges around. I bought a Brother HL-5250DN for $249.95 at Staples, wasn't even on sale. Has "BRscript" Postscript clone, ethernet, duplex, and all that good stuff. First page from cold in 10 or 20 seconds. IIRC the drum is said to last 25,000 pages, toner 3,000. Came with a full toner. At the MSRP prices I'm seeing (at Staples) for the drum assembly a new printer would be only $20 more than drum+toner. Am hoping the aftermarket reloaders and drum resurfacers are up to speed when my time comes. I haven't bothered to configure it on my FreeBSD machine yet. I fully expect it to work. There is a slight difference in graphic output between BRscript and PCL6 on this printer. I haven't been printing enough graphics on it to care enough to determine a preference. Speed is same. One thing I've noticed with all laser printers in the home, when they power cycle the lights flicker. This one hits hard enough my APC-650 kicks in, but my APC-1200 does not. No, I know better than to plug the laser into a UPS. -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@HiWAAY.net ======================================================================== Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad.