From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 30 20:16:27 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 962FA1065672 for ; Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:16:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mike.jeays@rogers.com) Received: from nm21-vm0.bullet.mail.sp2.yahoo.com (nm21-vm0.bullet.mail.sp2.yahoo.com [98.139.91.220]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 642078FC1A for ; Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:16:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [98.139.91.70] by nm21.bullet.mail.sp2.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 30 Mar 2012 20:16:21 -0000 Received: from [98.139.44.69] by tm10.bullet.mail.sp2.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 30 Mar 2012 20:14:21 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by omp1006.access.mail.sp2.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 30 Mar 2012 20:14:21 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 834705.28104.bm@omp1006.access.mail.sp2.yahoo.com Received: (qmail 82452 invoked from network); 30 Mar 2012 20:14:21 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=rogers.com; h=DKIM-Signature:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-SMTP:Received:Date:From:To:Subject:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References:X-Mailer:Mime-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=ORmyjas0aG+qLWHlpwo/9D9KhoRTlXlRVWx7lcuTbPYA15o3bf44Wwn4cFnSlviWyswKQFN9BDuTE1L0zGCvOp2f4GK9289O/TomiGeW/fW+AyZACDeuPRkNViOXAWrMMHOLxbPj22JF2zgvyvd14kIJV8LTpgrYe+nrb2a73+M= ; DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=rogers.com; s=s1024; t=1333138461; bh=H7xGoCGMRl8H0veRvgkkbMilb7zwMkhaCcfP+FRvoZw=; h=X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-SMTP:Received:Date:From:To:Subject:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References:X-Mailer:Mime-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=iDo2NNTQW0aEOZAGvRYbyPb7ZRj44OeknXpK6Kib9wSkM1PvPJmVNyhTLNLQy592bKe/ibR7hggFsRG3EL5oT7OrThdtzMYdWRdAl5tRI2R2ur8Knz/W5gcMa9fRthhnXyna9oY1G7xOyk5YBpq0PVwwZcdopMTelK/w78oJDh8= X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-YMail-OSG: WS3w.54VM1nrBCMe2Oe0Kqz.yUByaXo_3pNi4qcHSmWfrcY lPewBSp_HTeu8dqHJMSUSqnIzBtLoay14pdrGnkAx.97MqpHbn0E6FKGsTHZ _syCQ8c4yi0Lp_F_9SsfUv2PWfecgaYpUhnMSo24t9XvKt98ZSKun2QRSoRl wBrLNW8Kj_Y_V3EUro82dRHjsTUIaYdnZ45WEA6KcBeX_qKmDjHp3ubT6KLs xJOpDf5FDSh3XA5A2asCSQVZ_KhjQ6fToRu.taysq0Hjz6vDCAmwwA1L0OQR lVnR9adATh26HrIHACe_qAs63DRNz.5OMjjQJoKnOaspa37cBz5i.n5tRbxi 6nxbqWwNqfF.6prXA6vIMyMW55zCzfOZ9uBsreq3F5vKXlDuQxyiGdd.EClO AOUWoujx0K.PTELiRvs0Sqac71Tr8zgDTEWU_SPidbrwP X-Yahoo-SMTP: N82WFx6swBBjwcHWPFR2CGt6udzA8RPrA.xm0enFFXaK2g-- Received: from europa (mike.jeays@99.224.68.20 with login) by smtp104.rog.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with SMTP; 30 Mar 2012 13:14:21 -0700 PDT Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:14:20 -0400 From: Mike Jeays To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20120330161420.017f32f7@europa> In-Reply-To: References: <4F75D37C.2020203@lovetemple.net> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.8 (GTK+ 2.24.4; i686-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 20:16:27 -0000 On Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:17:02 -0600 (MDT) Warren Block wrote: > 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. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" I strongly recommend a laser printer over an inkjet even for home use. The reduced running costs and better reliability are easily worth the lack of colour, IMO. I have used an HP 1020 for three years now, and it works fine after three cartridges. I had an inkjet fail at the first cartridge change, after I bought new cartridges. (EPSON - never again).