From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 31 11:05:29 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 915E5106566B for ; Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:05:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@herveybayaustralia.com.au) Received: from mail.unitedinsong.com.au (mail.unitedinsong.com.au [150.101.178.33]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 43A6C8FC08 for ; Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:05:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: from laptop1.herveybayaustralia.com.au (laptop1.herveybayaustralia.com.au [192.168.0.182]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.unitedinsong.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id BBAD05C22 for ; Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:19:03 +1000 (EST) Message-ID: <4F76E4F7.9000204@herveybayaustralia.com.au> Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:05:27 +1000 From: Da Rock User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:7.0.1) Gecko/20111109 Thunderbird/7.0.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <4F75D37C.2020203@lovetemple.net> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed 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: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:05:29 -0000 On 03/31/12 05:17, 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. Depending. Xerox C410 used a Fiery engine onboard which produced dramatic results- awesome photo quality I have yet to see even in an inkjet. Not sure what the Phasers are like though; they're not actually Xerox designed per se, but use the Xerox processes so hence the brand. Anyway, I digress. The critical point is the print engine- if it says Fiery grab it don't let go! :) Results may vary a little between brands, but anything with Fiery in it is better than without. And you don't need Gutenprint because thats what Gutenprint is attempting to emulate.