On 03/31/12 05:17, Warren Block wrote:
On Fri, 30 Mar 2012, Karel Miklav wrote:
Could you please recommend me a home printer that works nicely with
FreeBSD?
HP inkjets aren't that bad, FreeBSD drivers are allright, but I'd
like to shift towards some kind of PostScript laser. Xerox Phaser
6500 looks nice, but I can not economically justify my appetite. Is
there a cheaper alternative or maybe PostScript printers aren't that
good idea anyway, heh?
The Phaser 6500 has some good specifications. Genuine Adobe
PostScript 3, gigabit Ethernet, 24 PPM. The duty cycle is 4,000 pages
per month, which is very low. Toner is expensive. Reviews are
somewhat mixed.
It should work with FreeBSD, certainly for text. For graphics output,
Gutenprint doesn't have a setting specifically for the 6500, but one
of the similar printers probably will work. Don't expect photo
quality, color lasers have to do halftones.
Depending. Xerox C410 used a Fiery engine onboard which produced
dramatic results- awesome photo quality I have yet to see even in an inkjet.
Not sure what the Phasers are like though; they're not actually Xerox
designed per se, but use the Xerox processes so hence the brand.
Anyway, I digress. The critical point is the print engine- if it says
Fiery grab it don't let go! :) Results may vary a little between brands,
but anything with Fiery in it is better than without. And you don't need
Gutenprint because thats what Gutenprint is attempting to emulate.
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