Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one?

2007-10-28 Thread Chris Bannister
On Wed, Oct 24, 2007 at 12:06:43AM -, Paul Johnson wrote: > It might not have duplex printing, but one way around that, which has > worked for me since high school, is find a printer with no jobs > waiting, print the cover page and even number pages, flip the stack > and throw it back in the pa

Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one?

2007-10-25 Thread David Brodbeck
On Oct 24, 2007, at 4:48 PM, Scott Lair wrote: OK, now I'm wondering what the differences are between genuine Postscript and BR-script.and if those differences may cause trouble later on. In the past, when I've run into trouble with off-brand implementations of Postscript, it's always

Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one?

2007-10-24 Thread Russell L. Harris
* Scott Lair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [071024 19:07]: > H.S. wrote: > > Russell L. Harris wrote: > > > > Maybe Br-script isn't "real" postscript, I really don't know. > > > > >>> If the printer is a "real" Postscript machine, it is specified > > >>> in CUPS as "raw", and you don't need foomat

Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one?

2007-10-24 Thread Scott Lair
H.S. wrote: > Russell L. Harris wrote: > > Maybe Br-script isn't "real" postscript, I really don't know. > > >>> If the printer is a "real" Postscript machine, it is specified > >>> in CUPS as "raw", and you don't need foomatic. > >> > >> Just tried the raw printer - looks like it is rea

Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one?

2007-10-24 Thread H.S.
Russell L. Harris wrote: Maybe Br-script isn't "real" postscript, I really don't know. >>> If the printer is a "real" Postscript machine, it is specified >>> in CUPS as "raw", and you don't need foomatic. >> >> Just tried the raw printer - looks like it is real. Thanks for pointing >> t

Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one?

2007-10-24 Thread Russell L. Harris
* Scott Lair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [071024 15:28]: > Russell L. Harris wrote: > > * Scott Lair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [071024 07:42]: > > > I think the HL-5250DN does have postscript built in. Brother calls it > > > BR-Script which appears to be their postscript emulation. I have an 8840DN > > > multi

Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one?

2007-10-24 Thread Scott Lair
Russell L. Harris wrote: > * Scott Lair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [071024 07:42]: > > I think the HL-5250DN does have postscript built in. Brother calls it > > BR-Script which appears to be their postscript emulation. I have an 8840DN > > multifunction unit and have printed to it using the foomatic/pos

Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one?

2007-10-24 Thread Russell L. Harris
* Scott Lair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [071024 07:42]: > I think the HL-5250DN does have postscript built in. Brother calls it > BR-Script which appears to be their postscript emulation. I have an 8840DN > multifunction unit and have printed to it using the foomatic/postscript > driver in cups for a le

Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one?

2007-10-24 Thread Scott Lair
Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > On Tue, Oct 23, 2007 at 07:32:22PM -0400, H.S. wrote: > > > Now, Eric mentioned memory in his post. I can understand that since > > sometimes the 2070N at my home takes quite a while to print a page with > > graphics in it (it has 16MB RAM). HL-5250DN comes with 32MB. Ho

Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one?

2007-10-23 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Tue, Oct 23, 2007 at 07:32:22PM -0400, H.S. wrote: > Now, Eric mentioned memory in his post. I can understand that since > sometimes the 2070N at my home takes quite a while to print a page with > graphics in it (it has 16MB RAM). HL-5250DN comes with 32MB. How does > that sound? It also has a

Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one?

2007-10-23 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 10/23/07 18:32, H.S. wrote: [snip] > > Excellent to know that. > > Now, Eric mentioned memory in his post. I can understand that since > sometimes the 2070N at my home takes quite a while to print a page with > graphics in it (it has 16MB RAM). HL

Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one?

2007-10-23 Thread Hugh Lawson
"H.S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hello, > > Anybody have experience with this printer: > Brother HL-5250DN > (http://www.brother-usa.com/Printer/ModelDetail.aspx?ProductID=HL5250DN). > > I have been asked to choose a B/W laser printer to buy for a very small > office. I don't expect it to pr

Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one?

2007-10-23 Thread H.S.
In all your posts you made in this thread, I haven't been able find your message. I am using Icedove and there appears to be nothing but quoted text in all your post! ->HS -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one?

2007-10-23 Thread Tim DeWall
- Original Message - From: "Eric De Mund" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 6:01 PM Subject: Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one? HS, H.S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: ] Anybody have experience with this printer: ] Brother HL-5250DN

Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one?

2007-10-23 Thread Tim DeWall
- Original Message - From: "Douglas A. Tutty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 6:02 PM Subject: Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one? On Tue, Oct 23, 2007 at 05:53:00PM -0500, Russell L. Harris wrote: My point (which I did not mak

Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one?

2007-10-23 Thread Tim DeWall
- Original Message - From: "H.S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 6:03 PM Subject: Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one? Russell L. Harris wrote: * H.S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [071023 17:07]: If I under the specs of the abov

Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one?

2007-10-23 Thread Tim DeWall
- Original Message - From: "Ron Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 6:13 PM Subject: Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one? -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 10/23/07 17:53, Russell L. Harris wrote: * H.S. &

Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one?

2007-10-23 Thread Tim DeWall
- Original Message - From: "H.S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 6:32 PM Subject: Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one? Ron Johnson wrote: On 10/23/07 17:53, Russell L. Harris wrote: * H.S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [071023 1

Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one?

2007-10-23 Thread Nate Bargmann
* H.S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007 Oct 23 18:07 -0500]: > Russell L. Harris wrote: > > * H.S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [071023 17:07]: > >> If I under the specs of the above two printer properly, both are > >> postscript printers: > >> 2070N: PCL6, IBM Proprinter, Epson FX > >> 5250DN: PCL6, BR-Script3,

Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one?

2007-10-23 Thread Paul Johnson
On Oct 23, 2:30 pm, "Russell L. Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > * H.S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [071023 16:14]: > > > Hello, > > > Anybody have experience with this printer: > > Brother HL-5250DN > > (http://www.brother-usa.com/Printer/ModelDetail.aspx?ProductID=HL5250DN). > > > I have been asked t

Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one?

2007-10-23 Thread Paul Johnson
On Oct 23, 2:10 pm, "H.S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Any comments on its functionality from Linux? linuxprinting.org says it > works pefectly. What about its durability? I (and my mother) have both had pretty poor luck with the utility or long term durability of anything made by Brother that is

Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one?

2007-10-23 Thread H.S.
Ron Johnson wrote: > On 10/23/07 17:53, Russell L. Harris wrote: >> * H.S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [071023 17:07]: >>> If I under the specs of the above two printer properly, both are >>> postscript printers: >>> 2070N: PCL6, IBM Proprinter, Epson FX >>> 5250DN: PCL6, BR-Script3, IBM Proprinter, Epson

Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one?

2007-10-23 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 10/23/07 17:53, Russell L. Harris wrote: > * H.S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [071023 17:07]: >> If I under the specs of the above two printer properly, both are >> postscript printers: >> 2070N: PCL6, IBM Proprinter, Epson FX >> 5250DN: PCL6, BR-Script3,

Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one?

2007-10-23 Thread H.S.
Russell L. Harris wrote: > * H.S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [071023 17:07]: >> If I under the specs of the above two printer properly, both are >> postscript printers: >> 2070N: PCL6, IBM Proprinter, Epson FX >> 5250DN: PCL6, BR-Script3, IBM Proprinter, Epson FX >> >> and these are the ports that they h

Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one?

2007-10-23 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Tue, Oct 23, 2007 at 05:53:00PM -0500, Russell L. Harris wrote: > My point (which I did not make very well) was that a printer with > Postscript capability and a built-in ethernet interface typically is > well worth the price, because of the time savings which accumulate > over the years. Con

Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one?

2007-10-23 Thread Eric De Mund
HS, H.S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: ] Anybody have experience with this printer: ] Brother HL-5250DN ] . ] ] I have been asked to choose a B/W laser printer to buy for a very ] small office. I don't expect it to print more than arou

Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one?

2007-10-23 Thread Russell L. Harris
* H.S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [071023 17:07]: > > If I under the specs of the above two printer properly, both are > postscript printers: > 2070N: PCL6, IBM Proprinter, Epson FX > 5250DN: PCL6, BR-Script3, IBM Proprinter, Epson FX > > and these are the ports that they have: > 2070N: 10/100 Base-TX

Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one?

2007-10-23 Thread H.S.
Russell L. Harris wrote: > * H.S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [071023 16:14]: >> Hello, >> >> Anybody have experience with this printer: >> Brother HL-5250DN >> (http://www.brother-usa.com/Printer/ModelDetail.aspx?ProductID=HL5250DN). >> >> I have been asked to choose a B/W laser printer to buy for a very

Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one?

2007-10-23 Thread Russell L. Harris
* H.S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [071023 16:14]: > Hello, > > Anybody have experience with this printer: > Brother HL-5250DN > (http://www.brother-usa.com/Printer/ModelDetail.aspx?ProductID=HL5250DN). > > I have been asked to choose a B/W laser printer to buy for a very small > office. I don't expect i

OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one?

2007-10-23 Thread H.S.
Hello, Anybody have experience with this printer: Brother HL-5250DN (http://www.brother-usa.com/Printer/ModelDetail.aspx?ProductID=HL5250DN). I have been asked to choose a B/W laser printer to buy for a very small office. I don't expect it to print more than around 10 pages per day. I have also b