Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:14:20 -0400 From: Mike Jeays <mike.jeays@rogers.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Printer recommendation please Message-ID: <20120330161420.017f32f7@europa> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1203301244390.58700@wonkity.com> References: <4F75D37C.2020203@lovetemple.net> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1203301244390.58700@wonkity.com>
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On Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:17:02 -0600 (MDT) Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> 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. > > The alternative is a black and white laser (LaserJet 4050, still one of > the best all-around lasers, used for $50-$150) and an inkjet for > reluctant, eventual, stripy color printing. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" I strongly recommend a laser printer over an inkjet even for home use. The reduced running costs and better reliability are easily worth the lack of colour, IMO. I have used an HP 1020 for three years now, and it works fine after three cartridges. I had an inkjet fail at the first cartridge change, after I bought new cartridges. (EPSON - never again).
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