The HP-Designjet printers are usually well supported under Linux - but
if you want to make sure before buying one, just ask the HP vendors - it
will also show them that people ask for Linux support, which is a good
thing as well. Too many devices run under Linux, but bought as a
Windows/Mac device (making the vendors believe that there is no demand
for Linux).
As Alex said, Cups supports HP Designjets as well.
Andreas
Alex Mandel wrote:
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Hi
On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 9:16 PM, Alex Mandel <tech_...@wildintellect.com> wrote:
Tim Sutton wrote:
Hi All
Does anyone have any experience using large format (A0) printers with
FOSSGIS software (QGIS, GRASS, etc.). Do you have any stories to tell
about what works and what doesn't? And do you have any suggestions about
suitable makes and models of printers to use?
Thanks for your input!
Regards
Even with proprietary apps, I always create a ps of pdf file before
sending to the plotter. I have yet to meet a graphic intensive program
that doesn't require this, in order to have sane printing times free of
errors.
Yup good advice thanks.
That said HP Designjet 5500, 8000, 10000 models are quite common amongst
GIS shops I know. Although my suspicion is that the Epson plotters could
be quite good I never managed to convince a government shop to buy one
because they had a contract in place with HP already (Even if the HP sucked)
I'm wasnt very clear in my first email in that I want the printer to
work under a linux-only environment. I guess this is the case with
DesignJet devices?
Regards
I'll admit I haven't tried to print to the HP 8000 at my current work
where my Linux box is accepted. I'll check with my officemate who
probably has from his Ubuntu box.
Cups has long had good support for HP models, in fact they sponsor
http://www.openprinting.org/printer_list.cgi
Which is where you could check if a printer has drivers already for linux.
Brother historically supports linux - plotters? no idea.
And Epson is a big Mac fan which also uses Cups.
I would match the list from openprinting against models you like and see
what you find.
Alex
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