Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2010 19:26:43 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: Charlie Kester <corky1951@comcast.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: printer recommendations? Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1012031916360.90221@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <20101203191339.61205ccb.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20101203043805.GB8149@comcast.net> <20101203191339.61205ccb.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Fri, 3 Dec 2010, Polytropon wrote: > I'm using a HP Laserjet 4000 duplex for more than 5 years now > at home, I'm happy with it, allthough it's a _huge_ printer > with all the accessories, but I don't care for that. It's only huge in comparison to smaller, lesser printers. A LaserJet 8000 makes a 4000 look small. > Used office-class equipment, I can't emphasize it enough. The > HP Laserjet printers have a good "eco-mode standby behaviour", > so even energy costs are low, compared to the usual home consumer > ink-pee stuff where a seperate power supply consumes energy > even when the printer is "off" (haha). Office-class printers also have power switches, so they can be turned off for zero power consumption. Some home printers don't have a power switch at all. >> - Any interface is OK. Parallel, USB, networked. > > Network is the way to go. USB *may* be okay. Parallel is not > living anymore - allthough I'm still using it that way, but > my home setting is a life support system for obsolete > technology anyway. :-) The last time I used parallel on FreeBSD, it was slow...well, slower than expected. Haven't really tested USB printers for speed. Ethernet is superior in many ways.home | help
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