From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 17 14:08:53 2004 Return-Path: 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 2F56316A4CE for ; Fri, 17 Sep 2004 14:08:53 +0000 (GMT) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [65.173.111.5]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C498A43D39 for ; Fri, 17 Sep 2004 14:08:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id i8HE8mdj012385; Fri, 17 Sep 2004 08:08:48 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) with ESMTP id i8HE8lDB012382; Fri, 17 Sep 2004 08:08:48 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 08:08:47 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block To: Martin Moeller In-Reply-To: <20040917134014.GA432@tyr.systh.org> Message-ID: <20040917075358.P10712@wonkity.com> References: <20040917134014.GA432@tyr.systh.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-1.5.6 (wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Fri, 17 Sep 2004 08:08:48 -0600 (MDT) cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Which Laser Printer for FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 14:08:53 -0000 On Fri, 17 Sep 2004, Martin Moeller wrote: > I'm planning to buy a new printer, because the results with my Canon S500 are > total crap. I guess a laser printer is the best choice for Unix, and I'm > wondering which one I should buy. > > I thought about the HP Laserjet 6L or something in this category. Avoid the 5L and 6L, as they have failure-prone paper feeds. Newer versions of this top feed printer may share the same problem. Used 4/4M/4M+ or 5/5M/5M+ series can be found inexpensively; the "M" models (for "Mac") have Adobe PostScript. The LaserJet 4000/4050 is a very nice printer, as is the LaserJet 5000 if you need 11x17. Both have a non-Adobe PostScript clone which works pretty well. Internal JetDirect cards are cheap for the 4/5 series, more expensive for 4000/5000, but very convenient. Having PostScript in the printer makes setup easier, and makes printing faster in some cases. If the printer is PCL only, Ghostscript is used as a filter, rendering PostScript jobs into PCL. Sometimes this method has speed advantages, also. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA