On March 8, 2014, Charles Curley wrote: > After this discussion the next time I need a printer, I'll reconsider
> laser v. inkjet. For my own experiences, the only real reason to use an Inkjet printer anymore (or, a bubblejet if it's one of those rare models) is if you have a photo printer and you're printing photos. Those printers seem to last longer, but they're expensive compared to normal inkjet printers from what I've seen. If you're just printing color (or especially B&W) text and a bit of graphics (i.e. printing web pages and the like) but don't need photographic quality, I honestly don't see a reason to buy an Inkjet save the lack of money to buy a laser. And then I'd seriously consider just waiting until I could afford a good laser. I know for myself I'm planning on buying a color laser printer (either HP or Brother, undecided on which yet) the next time I need a printer. At the moment I'm lucky enough not to need one. :) And speaking of printer drivers, I can't say for the Brother brand, but someone mentioned HP Linux drivers. I only know about cups, not other printing engines, but don't HP printers under cups just use the OMNI printer driver? It seems to me the last time I setup a HP LaserJet printer (LaserJet 4M if memory serves) the printer driver cups installed was just the OMNI driver. Not that it didn't work wonderfully. I never had any problems. But I don't think OMNI is an HP specific driver. --- Dan On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 7:00 AM, Charles Curley < charlescur...@charlescurley.com> wrote: > On Thu, 6 Mar 2014 20:35:10 -0700 > Michael Lovell <toelov...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Any recommendations? > > I have a use profile similar to your use profile. I have an HP 7780 > that has served me very well over the last several years. It is an > office grade high volume ink jet. I can't just drive down to the > nearest Office Depot to buy a printer, so I went for massive > over-engineering when I bought the 7780. > > After this discussion the next time I need a printer, I'll reconsider > laser v. ink jet. > > -- > > The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, > and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be > violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, > supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the > place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. > -- U.S. Const. Amendment IV > > Key fingerprint = CE5C 6645 A45A 64E4 94C0 809C FFF6 4C48 4ECD DFDB > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
