Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:45:11 +0200 From: Jon Theil Nielsen <jontheil@gmail.com> To: Michael <cadaver@tucu.net> Cc: User Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: MFP recommendations Message-ID: <CABL6qKfZNgaZk-=4MzvytFjzvzWk4fSnFq3=ACEuf6GjXacCEw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <19F43D0E-3C65-468A-8359-ADDE98796334@tucu.net> References: <CABL6qKf6gqWBz%2Bv7P5d%2B_zckP-fV50QYJqR_2PBWsh=ifN==Hw@mail.gmail.com> <CABL6qKc5thC52oNaNYrrkwGQe929yamTBQbWPO-6_EwMnCkeYg@mail.gmail.com> <19F43D0E-3C65-468A-8359-ADDE98796334@tucu.net>
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2011/8/11 Michael <cadaver@tucu.net> > > On Aug 11, 2011, at 2:51 AM, Jon Theil Nielsen wrote: > > > 2011/8/10 Jon Theil Nielsen <jontheil@gmail.com> > > > > Since my main goal is to be able to print over the network via my FreeBSD > > station, I could put in another way: > > Can I expect that printers known to be supported by HPLIP ( > > http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/supported_devices/index.html) > actually > > work in FreeBSD? And would one of the HP models by a "safe" choice? > > > > Regards, > > Jon Theil Nielsen > > Hi, > > If you buy something like an Lexmark X543, you'll get all the features you > want and it connects directly to your LAN. It speaks IPP and LPR which will > work great with FreeBSD. It also speaks fluent MS Windows, Bonjour, > Appletalk, etc. It's a little more expensive and larger than the HP you're > looking at but you'll end up saving money over time using toner rather than > ink. > > Michael > > Hi Michael, Thank you very much for your suggestion. It seems like a very nice printer. And I actually like the idea of a laser compared to inkjet. But for now, both the physical size and the price are too much. So I have too keep looking for another FreeBSD compatible solution (though it mostly - and certainly for scanning purposes - will be used with Windows). Regards, Jon
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