From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Mon May 15 00:40:54 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9137DD6C744 for ; Mon, 15 May 2017 00:40:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chris@monochrome.org) Received: from mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (unknown [127.0.1.3]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F9AD1F4 for ; Mon, 15 May 2017 00:40:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chris@monochrome.org) Received: by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) id 7BFD0D6C742; Mon, 15 May 2017 00:40:54 +0000 (UTC) Delivered-To: questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7BA7DD6C741 for ; Mon, 15 May 2017 00:40:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chris@monochrome.org) Received: from mail.monochrome.org (host-209-190-254-14.client.atlantech.net [209.190.254.14]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "mail", Issuer "mail" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 452161F1 for ; Mon, 15 May 2017 00:40:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chris@monochrome.org) Received: from [192.168.1.11] (tripel [192.168.1.11]) by mail.monochrome.org (8.14.9/8.14.9) with ESMTP id v4F0ehdv052267 for ; Sun, 14 May 2017 20:40:43 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from chris@monochrome.org) Date: Sun, 14 May 2017 20:40:43 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris Hill To: FreeBSD Questions List Subject: Re: Printer advice In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: User-Agent: Alpine 2.20 (BSF 67 2015-01-07) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 May 2017 00:40:54 -0000 OP here. First, thanks to all for your responses. Second, let me clarify that I would really prefer to stay away from CUPS if possible. I use lpr and printcap, with occasional printing from applications whose names start with "gn." What I'm after is a printer that works out of the box with minimal hassle. My main reason for hesitating on the HP M553n was that the specs claim support for "HP postscript level 3 emulation," which seems to be not the same thing as actual postscript. It would also be swell if I could avoid complications like hplip. And thanks to Valeri's I will be very leery of Xerox products; that Phaser I mentioned (6515DN) is probably out of the running now due to the chance of it becoming a Supplies Orphan. One thing I like about HP is that they seem to make consumables for many years after the product is discontinued. Toner, fusers etc. are still available for the old 4550N after these many years. -- Chris Hill chris@monochrome.org ** [ Busy Expunging ]