On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 09:54:21AM -0500, Dale wrote: > The biggest reason I wanted laser is the cost of ink. The second > reason, longevity of the ink once it is on paper. From my > understanding, once the toner is set on the paper, water won't make it > come off like it does on a lot of inkjets, I think a few inkjets have > special ink that doesn't but never seen one.
Well, I read a short while ago in a printer review of a computer magazine, that ink may actually be better in the long-term, because the ink is infused into the paper matrix (as a character on Star Trek would say). Whereas laser toner is only put on the surface on the paper an could be scratched off mechanically. You would need lasting pigments of course, not of the kind that fades with time or exposure to light. FWIW, I have an HP LaserJet 1000, bought around 2004. It has been acting up lately, not always getting recognised on USB. The data cable is actually a centronics one with built-in USB convertor. And I don’t really like hplip, b/c it’s an extra piece of software that needs to run and it ALWAYS wants to re-download the binary firmware blob from the internet whenever I connect the printer. Otherwise it wouldn’t print. Back when foo2zjs was still a common Gentoo way of printing, this was never an issue. OTOH, the printer is still on the cartridge it originally came with, albeit almost empty now. Probably, back then, those cartridges weren’t as empty as today’s starter cartridges. What’s the deal with this, anyway. FWIF2, even though the die is cast and the printer for this thread is purchased, I am also considering a Brother machine. I heard good stories of their Linux support. I would also tend towards a network-enabled one with postscript support. -- Gruß | Greetings | Qapla’ Please do not share anything from, with or about me on any social network. “There’s no power in the ’verse can stop me.” – Kaylee & River, Firefly
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