Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:01:43 -0700 From: perryh@pluto.rain.com To: karel@lovetemple.net, freebsd@edvax.de Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Printer recommendation please Message-ID: <4f7770b7.BkVKquuSmumStBb/%perryh@pluto.rain.com> In-Reply-To: <20120330232307.41e420b1.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <4F75D37C.2020203@lovetemple.net> <20120330232307.41e420b1.freebsd@edvax.de>
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Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> 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).
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