Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:59:06 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris Hill <chris@monochrome.org> To: RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Printer recommendation please Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1203301850120.82957@tripel.monochrome.org> In-Reply-To: <20120330233241.6f89eb89@gumby.homeunix.com> References: <4F75D37C.2020203@lovetemple.net> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1203301244390.58700@wonkity.com> <20120330161420.017f32f7@europa> <20120330233241.6f89eb89@gumby.homeunix.com>
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On Fri, 30 Mar 2012, RW wrote: > On Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:14:20 -0400 > Mike Jeays wrote: > >> 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. > > How do they compare for light and occasional use? I'm thinking in > terms of a few pages, a few times a year, so presumably the > consumables become perishables. In exactly that scenario, ink nozzles can dry out, rendering your inkjet printer inoperable. I only print every few weeks, and if I had to replace ink for every print just because it dried out, I think I might become angry. My laser printer works even after months of inactivity. For the record, I completely agree with Mike. I also would not buy a printer that did not speak Postscript. My PS-speaking LaserJet was working as fast as I could edit /etc/printcap - no CUPS, no drivers, no ghostscript, no filters. -- Chris Hill chris@monochrome.org ** [ Busy Expunging </> ]
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