From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 17 18:48:25 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 65E6816A4CE for ; Fri, 17 Sep 2004 18:48:25 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp3.server.rpi.edu (smtp3.server.rpi.edu [128.113.2.3]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E77A043D49 for ; Fri, 17 Sep 2004 18:48:24 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from drosih@rpi.edu) Received: from [128.113.24.47] (gilead.netel.rpi.edu [128.113.24.47]) by smtp3.server.rpi.edu (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id i8HImMrN014579; Fri, 17 Sep 2004 14:48:23 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: drosih@mail.rpi.edu Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <20040917075358.P10712@wonkity.com> References: <20040917134014.GA432@tyr.systh.org> <20040917075358.P10712@wonkity.com> Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 14:48:21 -0400 To: Martin Moeller From: Garance A Drosihn Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . canit . ca) 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 18:48:25 -0000 At 8:08 AM -0600 9/17/04, Warren Block wrote: >On Fri, 17 Sep 2004, Martin Moeller wrote: > >>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. I agree with everything Warren has said here. Here at RPI, we have also used Lexmark for black&white laser printers, and they have worked very well. We've also had a few Lexmark color laser printers. We have not been as happy with those, but I assume you are not looking for a color printer. -- Garance Alistair Drosehn = gad@gilead.netel.rpi.edu Senior Systems Programmer or gad@freebsd.org Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute or drosih@rpi.edu