From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 3 10:12:36 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 57766106566B for ; Sat, 3 Mar 2012 10:12:36 +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 36EF58FC15 for ; Sat, 3 Mar 2012 10:12:36 +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 q23ACYbX016458 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Sat, 3 Mar 2012 02:12:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from perryh@pluto.rain.com) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by agora.rdrop.com (8.13.1/8.14.2/Submit) with UUCP id q23ACYqQ016457; Sat, 3 Mar 2012 02:12:34 -0800 (PST) (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 AA12656; Sat, 3 Mar 12 02:09:02 PST Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2012 09:08:47 -0800 From: perryh@pluto.rain.com To: talon@lpthe.jussieu.fr Message-Id: <4f52501f.U9tC8QsBXWI3quJz%perryh@pluto.rain.com> References: <297511A5-2081-4367-AE6C-9D043371085C@lpthe.jussieu.fr> In-Reply-To: <297511A5-2081-4367-AE6C-9D043371085C@lpthe.jussieu.fr> 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, siefke_listen@web.de Subject: Re: Brother Printer 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, 03 Mar 2012 10:12:36 -0000 Michel Talon wrote: > If you want to avoid such problems the only solution is to buy > a printer with postscript or pdf support and direct network > connection, that is an expensive one ... I've been using a Samsung ML-2571N for something like a couple of years now. It has a direct net connection, supports PostScript, directly supports both lpd and Bonjour (Mac) protocols, and cost something like $60 or $70 (US) at Fry's. Granted that was a sale price -- regular was probably around $100 -- but even $100 does not seem all that expensive. I don't see the ML-2571N on frys.com today -- the closest is the ML-2545 ($70, I think it uses the same engine but without network support and may not have PostScript). If I were choosing from today's Fry's list, I would probably pick the ML-2955ND ($130) which does duplexing. (They also have wireless models, but I would not trust wireless unless the printer and all its clients were inside a Faraday cage :) And no, I don't work for either Fry's or Samsung.