From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 21 19:17:57 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 14FB216A401 for ; Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:17:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (dsl231-043-140.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.231.43.140]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5560013C50A for ; Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:17:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (tao.thought.org [10.47.0.250]) (authenticated bits=0) by aristotle.thought.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m1LJHlxU001245 for ; Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:17:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) From: Gary Kline To: FreeBSD Mailing List Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:17:46 -0800 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <20080220080221.GA1947@thought.org> <47bd071c.l1X4zL211zZ5iyza%perryh@pluto.rain.com> In-Reply-To: <47bd071c.l1X4zL211zZ5iyza%perryh@pluto.rain.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200802211117.46912.kline@thought.org> X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=5.0 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: Subject: Re: DJ500 dead after >= 16 years. 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: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:17:57 -0000 On Wednesday 20 February 2008 21:07:40 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 (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. Great; another printer heard about. SO far the Brother at <= $200 with 7000 pages at a $30 cartridge sounds better. I've done mostly the "academic", plain b&w over the years. Hm, well, then I have had some papers returned with feedback marked in blue in OOo. There is a fancy Brother color printer [on sale] at Costco for like $700. (!) After my heart was shocked back to life, I double-checked. I can't imagine what it does for 700 clams, but don't have room for it here anyway. Can you use any paper with the laser printers, or does it have to meet a certain spec? I heard a severe warning about using junk paper. Okay, so far, you guys have talked about the Brother and the Samsung. [[ By default Xerox is a ++quality brand. ]] I'm looking at the OpenPrinting site that Predrag mentioned. Anybody else?? As much of a computer geek as I've been, I *still* can't stand too much reading online. That's why I'll quit tearing my hair left out, get a hardcopy and go to some far corner and just enjoy ink+paper :-) gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org