From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 31 14:13:52 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E201E106566C for ; Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:13:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perryh@pluto.rain.com) Received: from agora.rdrop.com (unknown [IPv6:2607:f678:1010::34]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A28EC8FC17 for ; Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:13:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: from agora.rdrop.com (66@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by agora.rdrop.com (8.13.1/8.12.7) with ESMTP id q2VEDmpd001279 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Sat, 31 Mar 2012 07:13:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from perryh@pluto.rain.com) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by agora.rdrop.com (8.13.1/8.14.2/Submit) with UUCP id q2VEDmC9001278; Sat, 31 Mar 2012 07:13:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from perryh@pluto.rain.com) Received: from fbsd81 ([192.168.200.81]) by pluto.rain.com (4.1/SMI-4.1-pluto-M2060407) id AA08470; Sat, 31 Mar 12 06:02:34 PST Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:01:43 -0700 From: perryh@pluto.rain.com To: karel@lovetemple.net, freebsd@edvax.de Message-Id: <4f7770b7.BkVKquuSmumStBb/%perryh@pluto.rain.com> References: <4F75D37C.2020203@lovetemple.net> <20120330232307.41e420b1.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20120330232307.41e420b1.freebsd@edvax.de> User-Agent: nail 11.25 7/29/05 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:13:53 -0000 Polytropon wrote: > On Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:38:36 +0200, 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 ... > > Allow me to mention some things that are worth investing in. > > 1. Network connection. > Don't bother with USB stuff. Buy a printer that offers Ethernet +1 > and maybe also WLAN, I personally don't trust wireless, because it's well nigh impossible to truly secure it. > 2. Standard language. > Postscript and PCL. Make sure the printer understands at least > one of them. or, alternatively, PDF (which some of the newer printers are reputed to take directly, rather than requiring the host to convert it to PS or PCL). > 3. Laser printer. > Don't believe that inkpee printers are genereally cheaper. They > are not. +1, especially if used only occasionally. If I needed a monochrome printer this weekend, I'd head for the local Fry's where they're advertising the (network & duplex capable) Samsung ML-2955ND for $80. I haven't used that model, but it looks very similar to the (network-capable, but no duplex) ML-2571N that's been working just fine since I got it a few years ago. > The only excuse for using them is that you need photo > quality color prints (requiring the proper paper, too). I've gotten quite adequate printing of digital-camera photos from a Xerox Phaser 6130 (about $400 a few years ago IIRC).