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From: "Peter A. Giessel" <pgiessel@mac.com>
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Subject: Re: Printer recommendation please
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On 2012, Mar 30, at 11:17, Warren Block wrote:

> It should work with FreeBSD, certainly for text.  For graphics
> output, Gutenprint doesn't have a setting specifically for the
> 6500, but one of the similar printers probably will work.  Don't
> expect photo quality, color lasers have to do halftones.

It doesn't surprise me that Gutenprint doesn't have a setting
specifically for the 6500 because Xerox provides one:

<http://www.support.xerox.com/support/phaser-6500/downloads/enus.html?operatingSystem=linux&fileLanguage=en>

I have a Phaser 6300 (older model), and it has worked well for every
OS that I have thrown at it, including Mac, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD,
iOS, etc.

Echoing others, get a real postscript printer, get a real network printer
(not USB), and get a laser printer (although Thermal Wax would also be
acceptable).