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 makes a 4000 look small.
Used office-class equipment, I can't emphasize it enough. The
HP Laserjet printers have a good "eco-mode standby behaviour",
so even energy costs are low, compared to the usual home consumer
ink-pee stuff where a seperate power supply consumes energy
even when the printer is "off" (haha).
Office-class printers also have power switches, so they can be turned
off for zero power consumption. Some home printers don't have a power
switch at all.
- Any interface is OK. Parallel, USB, networked.
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. :-)
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 ways.
_______________________________________________
[email protected] mailing list
http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions
To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
