Re: printer recommendations?

2010-12-20 Thread David Brodbeck
On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 1:42 AM, Charlie Kester corky1...@comcast.net wrote: As a last gasp effort, I gave my LJ4+ a thorough cleaning and replaced the rollers for the output feed in the back.  And hey, it seems to be working now!  The way it had been sounding, I was sure I'd broken something

Re: printer recommendations?

2010-12-20 Thread Polytropon
On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:25:03 -0800, David Brodbeck g...@gull.us wrote: On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 1:42 AM, Charlie Kester corky1...@comcast.net wrote: As a last gasp effort, I gave my LJ4+ a thorough cleaning and replaced the rollers for the output feed in the back.  And hey, it seems to be

Re: printer recommendations?

2010-12-20 Thread Reed Loefgren
On 12/20/10 18:05, Polytropon wrote: On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:25:03 -0800, David Brodbeckg...@gull.us wrote: On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 1:42 AM, Charlie Kestercorky1...@comcast.net wrote: As a last gasp effort, I gave my LJ4+ a thorough cleaning and replaced the rollers for the output feed in the

Re: printer recommendations?

2010-12-20 Thread Charlie Kester
On Mon 20 Dec 2010 at 19:53:32 PST Reed Loefgren wrote: On 12/20/10 18:05, Polytropon wrote: On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:25:03 -0800, David Brodbeckg...@gull.us wrote: On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 1:42 AM, Charlie Kestercorky1...@comcast.net wrote: As a last gasp effort, I gave my LJ4+ a thorough

Re: printer recommendations?

2010-12-20 Thread David Brodbeck
On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 9:35 PM, Charlie Kester corky1...@comcast.net wrote: Thanks for suggesting the jetdirect cards, guys.  I vaguely remembered seeing something like that, but I assumed that if any still existed in operating condition, they were inside a printer and not available for

Re: printer recommendations?

2010-12-08 Thread Charlie Kester
On Tue 07 Dec 2010 at 23:39:26 PST Polytropon wrote: On Fri, 3 Dec 2010 21:57:49 -0800, Charlie Kester corky1...@comcast.net wrote: My LJ4+ was connected via parallel and I never noticed any problems with error messages or the speed. Error messages: This started with FreeBSD 7. The system

Re: printer recommendations?

2010-12-07 Thread David Brodbeck
On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 10:13 AM, Polytropon free...@edvax.de wrote: On Thu, 2 Dec 2010 20:38:05 -0800, Charlie Kester corky1...@comcast.net wrote: My old HP Laserjet 4+ is broken and I'm thinking about buying a new printer. In case you have been happy with your 4+, consider getting a used

Re: printer recommendations?

2010-12-07 Thread Polytropon
On Fri, 3 Dec 2010 21:57:49 -0800, Charlie Kester corky1...@comcast.net wrote: My LJ4+ was connected via parallel and I never noticed any problems with error messages or the speed. Speed: It's just faster with PCL than with PS. Given a multi-page output, the printer is in constant action

Re: printer recommendations?

2010-12-05 Thread Da Rock
On 12/05/10 03:25, John Levine wrote: My printer is a sturdy old Lexmark Optra T610. CUPS has a driver, which does duplex, N-up, and so forth. Each toner cartridge is good for over 10K pages, so I buy one about every two years, and I can usually find one for $100, making the per page cost very

Re: printer recommendations?

2010-12-05 Thread Ian Smith
On 4 Dec 2010 17:25:34 - John Levine jo...@iecc.com wrote: My printer is a sturdy old Lexmark Optra T610. CUPS has a driver, which does duplex, N-up, and so forth. Each toner cartridge is good for over 10K pages, so I buy one about every two years, and I can usually find one for

Re: printer recommendations?

2010-12-04 Thread Da Rock
On 12/04/10 14:23, John Levine wrote: 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. :-) My printer is a sturdy old Lexmark Optra T610.

Re: printer recommendations?

2010-12-04 Thread John Levine
My printer is a sturdy old Lexmark Optra T610. CUPS has a driver, which does duplex, N-up, and so forth. Each toner cartridge is good for over 10K pages, so I buy one about every two years, and I can usually find one for $100, making the per page cost very low. Lexmarks are very badly

Re: printer recommendations?

2010-12-03 Thread Polytropon
On Thu, 2 Dec 2010 20:38:05 -0800, Charlie Kester corky1...@comcast.net wrote: My old HP Laserjet 4+ is broken and I'm thinking about buying a new printer. In case you have been happy with your 4+, consider getting a used HP office-class laser printer. I can recommend the HP LaserJet 4000

Re: printer recommendations?

2010-12-03 Thread Warren Block
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

Re: printer recommendations?

2010-12-03 Thread Polytropon
On Fri, 3 Dec 2010 19:26:43 -0700 (MST), Warren Block wbl...@wonkity.com wrote: 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

Re: printer recommendations?

2010-12-03 Thread John Levine
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. :-) My printer is a sturdy old Lexmark Optra T610. CUPS has a driver, which does duplex, N-up, and

Re: printer recommendations?

2010-12-03 Thread Charlie Kester
On Fri 03 Dec 2010 at 19:29:52 PST Polytropon wrote: On Fri, 3 Dec 2010 19:26:43 -0700 (MST), Warren Block wbl...@wonkity.com wrote: 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

printer recommendations?

2010-12-02 Thread Charlie Kester
My old HP Laserjet 4+ is broken and I'm thinking about buying a new printer. I'd appreciate hearing recommendations from the list. My requirements: - Compatible with FreeBSD (obviously) - Laserjet preferred. Black White only. I don't need to print photos or business brochures. - Very

Re: printer recommendations?

2010-12-02 Thread Da Rock
On 12/03/10 14:38, Charlie Kester wrote: My old HP Laserjet 4+ is broken and I'm thinking about buying a new printer. I'd appreciate hearing recommendations from the list. My requirements: - Compatible with FreeBSD (obviously) - Laserjet preferred. Black White only. I don't need to print

Re: printer recommendations?

2010-12-02 Thread David Kelly
On Dec 2, 2010, at 10:38 PM, Charlie Kester wrote: My old HP Laserjet 4+ is broken and I'm thinking about buying a new printer. I'd appreciate hearing recommendations from the list. My Brother HL5250DN has served 14,000 pages very satisfactorily so far. Was $250 full MSRP at Staples in 2005