Date: Sun, 14 May 2017 08:05:50 +0000 From: "Thomas Mueller" <mueller6722@twc.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Printer advice Message-ID: <E0.B4.25473.5EF08195@dnvrco-omsmta03> References: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1705131813110.49571@tripel.monochrome.org>
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from Chris Hill: > I wonder if anyone can offer advice on a new printer. My old HP 4550N has > finally given up the ghost after more than 16 years of semi-faithful service. > I'm looking for a color laser printer with ethernet interface and Postscript > comprehension. I'm currently looking at the HP M553n and the Xerox Phaser > 6515DN, but if you have other suggestions, ideas, caveats... I'd love to hear > them. Thanks. My luck with HP has been bad, enough to dissuade me from buying any more HP products. I have HP LaserJet Professional M1212nf MFP, and the first several attempts were fruitless, in both NetBSD and FreeBSD. I finally got it to print in NetBSD through cups with a special PPD file, think FreeBSD might also work with the same PPD file. Only Ethernet worked, USB didn't. I am rebuilding FreeBSD installations after getting nonbootable results updating NetBSD (version 7.99.71 of current branch). Then I intend to rebuild many packages including cups and hplip. I never got scanning or fax from computer to work. One adverse factor is the need for a proprietary binary plugin. I was on Xerox website and more favorably impressed, but didn't buy the printer because I already have that HP multifunction printer. Tom
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