Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 17:10:46 -0800 From: David Brodbeck <gull@gull.us> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: printer recommendations? Message-ID: <AANLkTi=%2B-X1ApJQJuWUt3hMLi6yBJ9XXpLt4Fs2Hsnqm@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20101203191339.61205ccb.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20101203043805.GB8149@comcast.net> <20101203191339.61205ccb.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 10:13 AM, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: > On Thu, 2 Dec 2010 20:38:05 -0800, Charlie Kester <corky1951@comcast.net> wrote: >> My old HP Laserjet 4+ is broken and I'm thinking about buying a new >> printer. > > In case you have been happy with your 4+, consider getting > a used HP office-class laser printer. I can recommend the > HP LaserJet 4000 (maybe including a duplexer, very handy). > Interfaces are parallel and network - use network if possible. I have a LaserJet 2300n that's also worked out very well. It has about the same footprint as the 4m it replaced, but it's much faster. Good network interface and good Postscript support. The paper trays seem a little flimsy compared to the 4, but I haven't broken one yet. > Used office-class equipment, I can't emphasize it enough. The > HP Laserjet printers have a good "eco-mode standby behaviour", > so even energy costs are low Yup. I checked mine with a Kill-A-Watt and found no measurable power draw (less than 1 watt) in standby. After that I stopped bothering to turn it off.
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