From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 30 19:17:03 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA241106566B for ; Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:17:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 874808FC14 for ; Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:17:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q2UJH281058922; Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:17:02 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) with ESMTP id q2UJH2iw058919; Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:17:02 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:17:02 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block To: Karel Miklav In-Reply-To: <4F75D37C.2020203@lovetemple.net> Message-ID: References: <4F75D37C.2020203@lovetemple.net> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.7 (wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:17:02 -0600 (MDT) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Printer recommendation please X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:17:03 -0000 On Fri, 30 Mar 2012, Karel Miklav wrote: > Could you please recommend me a home printer that works nicely with FreeBSD? > > HP inkjets aren't that bad, FreeBSD drivers are allright, but I'd like to > shift towards some kind of PostScript laser. Xerox Phaser 6500 looks nice, > but I can not economically justify my appetite. Is there a cheaper > alternative or maybe PostScript printers aren't that good idea anyway, heh? The Phaser 6500 has some good specifications. Genuine Adobe PostScript 3, gigabit Ethernet, 24 PPM. The duty cycle is 4,000 pages per month, which is very low. Toner is expensive. Reviews are somewhat mixed. 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. The alternative is a black and white laser (LaserJet 4050, still one of the best all-around lasers, used for $50-$150) and an inkjet for reluctant, eventual, stripy color printing.