Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:03:32 -0700 From: Predrag Punosevac <punosevac@math.arizona.edu> To: perryh@pluto.rain.com, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: DJ500 dead after >= 16 years. Message-ID: <47BD1434.90006@math.arizona.edu> In-Reply-To: <47bd071c.l1X4zL211zZ5iyza%perryh@pluto.rain.com> References: <20080220080221.GA1947@thought.org> <47bd071c.l1X4zL211zZ5iyza%perryh@pluto.rain.com>
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perryh@pluto.rain.com wrote: >> Guys, I need some input about what kind of _new_ printer to buy >> for my desktops. I'd like to hang the printer off my FBSD box; >> my Ubuntu platform is probably too far away. At least 3 meters. >> > > A few months ago I got a Samsung ML-2571N for well under $100 at > Fry's. It is small, light, fast; has a built-in 10/100 network > port, handles PostScript, and speaks native lpr What is lpr? Usually printers speak Post Script or PCL printer command language in which case you need a driver. LPD, LPRng, and CUPS are different spooling systems. Did you attach the printer to a computer or is acting as a free standing printer server. The driver for that particular printer is just a "generic postscript" driver included in the ghostscript. However the recommended post script description file is *ML-2570ps-ppd *which is included on the CD that comes with the printer. According to Linux Printing the printer is NOT included in the foomatic-db. According to same source OpenOffice which I do not use has a problem with ML-2570ps-ppd. It looks to me as an excellent choice. I liked the fact that the printer can get IP address as DHCP or via web-interface. That means that it can act as a free standing printer server. Printer server alone cost $100-150. Thank you so much for the info as the price is really great. Best, Predrag > (so you don't > need to bother with CUPS). > > I am still on the original 1000-page starter cartridge. Replacements > are rated 3000 sheets; I haven't priced them. > > That's black only. The cheapest color-capable networked PostScript > printer I've found so far is the Xerox 6130N, for which I've been > quoted $375 including $380 worth of cartridges (C, M, Y, K @ $95 each) > -- Xerox seems to have some promotional pricing this month. IIRC the > color cartridges are rated 1900 sheets and the black 2500. This one > is also supposed to handle lpr natively. While I haven't got one (yet), > I figure it is almost guaranteed to be good -- Xerox do not make junk. > _______________________________________________ > 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" >
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