From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 1 19:46:34 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C18FD106567A for ; Sun, 1 Jun 2008 19:46:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (ns1.thought.org [209.180.213.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E61608FC14 for ; Sun, 1 Jun 2008 19:46:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from [10.47.0.250] (tao.thought.org [10.47.0.250]) (authenticated bits=0) by aristotle.thought.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m51JMtWA006149; Sun, 1 Jun 2008 12:22:55 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) From: Gary Kline To: FreeBSD Questions In-Reply-To: <33C49E26-65AE-4F2C-8238-D9DC58F70E91@hiwaay.net> References: <6.0.0.22.2.20080531183045.026169e0@mail.computinginnovations.com> <33C49E26-65AE-4F2C-8238-D9DC58F70E91@hiwaay.net> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Thought Unlimited Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:22:49 -0700 Message-Id: <1212348169.92955.7.camel@tao.thought.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.1.1 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on aristotle.thought.org Cc: Kurt Buff , Derek Ragona Subject: Re: Duplex printer advice X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: kline@thought.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:46:34 -0000 On Sun, 2008-06-01 at 13:26 -0500, David Kelly wrote: > On May 31, 2008, at 6:34 PM, Derek Ragona wrote: > > > At 04:12 PM 5/31/2008, Kurt Buff wrote: > >> All, > >> > >> I'm looking to replace my current printer - a Dell 1700n - because I > >> can't make it work with FreeBSD/Linux. > >> > >> To replace it, I'd like to get a duplex printer, as I really hate to > >> waste paper. Does anyone have good experience with one that isn't > >> terribly expensive (expensive to me means more than US$500) and that > >> works with with FreeBSD? Even better if it has Ethernet. > >> > >> I'm only finding (on ostg.pricegrabber.com) the Lexmark Optra T622DN > >> and T522DN, but don't know much about them. > >> > >> Anyone care to share? > >> > >> Kurt > > > > My 2 cents is I'd looks for a printer with a built-in network > > interface and that has postscript and pcl emulations. In addition > > look at the replacement toner cost and figure out the cost of > > ownership across 3-5 years. > > > > I would look at lexmark, and samsung. Lexmark have higher duty > > cycles (pages per month) and take larger toner cartidges. The > > samsung's make nice work group low duty cycle printers. > > Lexmark and Dell are infamous for expensive toner-lock-ins. > > We had this discussion months ago where I recommended a Brother > HL-5250DN. I have about 12,000 trouble free pages on mine, just don't > bother trying to print envelopes. > > Has ethernet, duplex, postscript emulation, PCL-6, just about > everything but a paper tray large enough to hold a full ream. Multiple > paper trays are an available but expensive and rare option. > > Readily available from Staples and other places for $250. Refurbished > units occasionally appear for $100. The usual 3rd party toner places > have refills for under $20 that I've found are good for about 6,000 > dense pages. > > $187: http://bensbargains.net/deal/66407/ > > Staples recently (no longer) had refurbished Brother MFC-8660DN on > sale for $200. Appears to be the same printer and features plus > scanner with paper feed, and fax. > I second this suggestion since my Brother HL-5250DN just-worked once it was plugged into my hub. It was $179 at Costco a few months back, has all the features that David mentions, and builtin Postscript|clone. It just prints--nothing fancy--but then hey... . gary > -- > David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@HiWAAY.net > ======================================================================== > Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad. > > _______________________________________________ > 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"