Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 07:16:21 -0700 From: Robert <traveling08@cox.net> To: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd.user@seibercom.net Subject: Re: The nightmarish problem of installing a printer Message-ID: <20100921071621.0aab59e7@asus64> In-Reply-To: <20100921085858.111b004f@scorpio> References: <201009201716.o8KHGpxf013791@mail.r-bonomi.com> <AANLkTi=VBb=_9_=HkhN61tbbS=3EYBVf3QNiML-cWM=o@mail.gmail.com> <20100921073722.49d49e98@scorpio> <4C98A210.4050106@stillbilde.net> <20100921085858.111b004f@scorpio>
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On Tue, 21 Sep 2010 08:58:58 -0400 Jerry <freebsd.user@seibercom.net> wrote: > On Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:16:16 +0200 > Svein Skogen (Listmail account) <svein-listmail@stillbilde.net> > articulated: > > > On 21.09.2010 13:37, Jerry wrote: > > > The bottom line is that installing and running a printer on a > > > Window's machine is usually far easier than on a *nix variation. > > > Even sharing a printer on a network in a Windows environment is > > > simpler. > > > > Actually ... no. Unless you are talking about the "keep HP happy by > > purchasing ink every week" usb-printers. > > > > Personally, for bulk printing, and even more so for intermittent > > printing (the kind where ink dries up and gets tossed away when you > > use the printer once every blue moon), most users would save a _LOT_ > > of money by looking at a laser printer instead. Take a good look at > > Xerox'es "Phaser" line (used to be tektronix phaser). They're no > > longer pawn-your-firstborn expensive, they're reliable, and they > > basically speak every standard protocol on the market (including > > both Postscript and PCL). > > 1) I was not referring specifically to HP > > 2) Personally, I have never had a printer connected via USB > > 3) I was referring to connecting a printer via a wireless connection, > a very common occurrence and one I employ in my home. It is also > becoming more common in business environments since it makes > relocating a printer far simpler. > > The cheapest multi-function laser recommended by you is the Phaser > 6128MFP, an obviously loss-loser. The next version is $1500. I can buy > a lot of ink for that. I agree that a laser printer is fine for a > business environment; however, it would be total over-kill, and a > gross waste of money, to install one in my home. > A couple of years ago I got very tired of buying ink cartridges. I search and found the Samsung scx-4725fn for a very good price. Laser, network, all-in-one. It is not color but that was not a requirement for me. Just hook it up to the network and create a simple /etc/printcap and add the ip to /etc/hosts and away you go. A quick search shows it can still be purchased for under $300 US. http://computers.pricegrabber.com/printers/Samsung-SCX-4725FN-All-One/m34785285.html No CUPS needed. Robert
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