From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 18 05:27:48 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 B245F16A4CE for ; Sat, 18 Sep 2004 05:27:48 +0000 (GMT) Received: from skippyii.compar.com (webpos.compar.com [216.208.38.130]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E598843D5C for ; Sat, 18 Sep 2004 05:27:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from matt@gsicomp.on.ca) Received: from hermes (CPE00062566c7bb-CM000039c69a66.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com [69.193.82.185])i8I5WRs9043813; Sat, 18 Sep 2004 01:32:47 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from matt@gsicomp.on.ca) Message-ID: <005201c49d3f$d072c720$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca> From: "Matt Emmerton" To: "Kirk Strauser" , References: <20040917134014.GA432@tyr.systh.org> <200409180004.14060.kirk@strauser.com> Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 01:24:04 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 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: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 05:27:48 -0000 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kirk Strauser" To: Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 1:04 AM Subject: Re: Which Laser Printer for FreeBSD > On Friday 17 September 2004 08:40 am, 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'm using an HP LaserJet 1200 with an additional 64MB of generic memory, > being fed PostScript via USB by CUPS on my FreeBSD server. Setup took > all of about 5 minutes, and the print quality is flawless. > -- > Kirk Strauser Any old LaserJet (the III, 4 or 5 series at 300/600 dpi) that speaks PCL or PS will work quite well, and will take virtually no effort to set up. If you look around, you can find "old" LaserJets that are being dumped when they're still perfectly fine (and usually come with a full toner cartridge too). -- Matt Emmerton