From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 29 17:43:28 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 E882716A400 for ; Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:43:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mark@mkproductions.org) Received: from ylpvm12.prodigy.net (ylpvm12-ext.prodigy.net [207.115.57.43]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C88D843D69 for ; Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:43:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mark@mkproductions.org) Received: from pimout2-ext.prodigy.net (pimout2-int.prodigy.net [207.115.4.217]) by ylpvm12.prodigy.net (8.12.10 outbound/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k2THhGbL008027 for ; Wed, 29 Mar 2006 12:43:16 -0500 X-ORBL: [67.66.236.79] Received: from [192.168.1.25] (adsl-67-66-236-79.dsl.stlsmo.swbell.net [67.66.236.79]) by pimout2-ext.prodigy.net (8.13.4 outbound domainkey aix/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k2THhJvZ135256; Wed, 29 Mar 2006 12:43:20 -0500 Message-ID: <442AC736.5090801@mkproductions.org> Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 11:43:18 -0600 From: Mark Kane User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (X11/20060112) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Robert Uzzi References: <49863.207.70.139.52.1143652340.squirrel@www.compedgeracing.com> In-Reply-To: <49863.207.70.139.52.1143652340.squirrel@www.compedgeracing.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Small Laser Printers 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: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:43:29 -0000 Robert Uzzi wrote: > Any one using a current small laser printer that cost's in the 100 to 200 > dollar range. I've been looking at several to print Invoices on but I keep > running in circles trying to figure out if they will work. If you got > something in that range to work which one? Hi. I bought a Brother HL-5250DN laser printer a couple weeks ago and it's been working extremely great. The setup was extremely simple with CUPS. I just put in the IP address of the printer (it's a network printer) and copied the PPD file from the CD. Then restarted CUPS and it's working (and tons better than my Lexmark Z52 I might add :D). PriceGrabber shows it right at $200 right now, but I got it locally for a little less with a price match. I looked into the smaller Brother models (such as the HL-2040) that are less money initially and was going to get that one on sale at Staples that week, but in the long run with toner and drums the 5250DN is a much better deal. Plus it has the networking so setup is real simple. I have to say that if you plan on using AbiWord with it, it might not work for you. There is a bug report on their bug tracker about it and when I choose the Brother printer to print to, it just prints a blank page (and shows one in Print Preview as well). Printing to the Lexmark Z52 works fine so it's not all printers, but just with some lasers I think (Bug #7852). HTH -Mark -- GnuPG Public Key: http://www.mkproductions.org/mk_pubkey.asc Internet Radio: Party107 (Trance/Electronic) - http://www.party107.com Rock 101.9 The Edge (Rock) - http://www.rock1019.net IRC: MIXXnet IRC Network - irc.mixxnet.net (Nick: MIXX941)