Re: Printer suggestion

1999-10-15 Thread flonesaw
Manuel, I have an HP 540 and an HP 310, both of which just work out of the box with all of my Linux systems. However, all HP printers use the same control language, called PCL level 3. This means that any HP Inkjet will work with Linux as long as it isn't one of the Windows-only versions. This m

Re: Printer suggestion

1999-10-08 Thread Justin Settle
Manuel Arenaz Silva wrote: > > Justin Settle wrote: > > > For an ink jet, however, I own and Epson and, IMHO, they make a better > > product. They are a bit cheaper, but built just as well, have high res > > and are pretty fast. You mention higher cost to maintain (what are you > > referring to

Re: Printer suggestion

1999-10-08 Thread Jean-Yves BARBIER
On Fri, Oct 08, 1999 at 05:16:31PM +0200, Manuel Arenaz Silva wrote: > Justin Settle wrote: > ... > I work with an Epson Stylus Color 850 at work. We have a lot of problems with > the ink > cartridges because the printer wastes a lot of ink (for example, it cleans > the injectors > on every s

Re: Printer suggestion

1999-10-08 Thread Manuel Arenaz Silva
Justin Settle wrote: > For an ink jet, however, I own and Epson and, IMHO, they make a better > product. They are a bit cheaper, but built just as well, have high res > and are pretty fast. You mention higher cost to maintain (what are you > referring to?) but I don't see that. I have a 440 and

Re: Printer suggestion

1999-10-08 Thread Manuel Arenaz Silva
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Manuel, > > Hewlett-Packard, but avoid the "Winprinters" > Best value for my money would be the HP 970cxi. It's 12 ppm in B&W > fast draft mode. It can do two-sided printing (!!!) and street prices > are under $350. I don't know of any other inexpensive printer that >

Re: Printer suggestion

1999-10-07 Thread Justin Settle
Well, I agree with the laser printer. If you have the money and don't need color, get an older HP 4 or something of the like. For an ink jet, however, I own and Epson and, IMHO, they make a better product. They are a bit cheaper, but built just as well, have high res and are pretty fast. You me

Re: Printer suggestion

1999-10-07 Thread Sean Johnson
Unless you need to have color, I'd suggest getting a laser printer of some flavor (I'm partial to HP printers in general). If you need color, go with an HP 8** printer. I don't know what numbers they have now, but I have an 890C, and have been very impressed. Sean Manuel Arenaz Silva wrote:

Printer suggestion

1999-10-07 Thread Manuel Arenaz Silva
Hello, I am interested in buying a printer, but I want to avoid as many installation problems as posible. For this reason I would appreciate if someone could advice me about a mark and a model. What do you prefer? An epson printer (highest resolution but expensive to mantain), a HP printer (very