On Sunday 05 April 2009 14:02:39 Marc Balmer wrote: > Am 05.04.2009 um 19:44 schrieb ropers: > > I'm looking for a colour laser printer that's so cheap that I can put > > it on my birthday wish list and stand a chance of getting it (too > > broke to buy one myself). > > > > - The printer should work with OpenBSD without a hitch, and by that I > > don't mean "can sometimes be gotten to work by endlessly tweaking > > CUPS", and I also don't mean "can be gotten to work with compat_linux > > and a binary blob", > > - the printer should also be Linux-compatible (Windows-compatibility > > not required), > > - it should be a colour laser printer, > > - replacement cartridges shouldn't be prohibitively expensive, > > - and it should be as cheap as possible without totally sucking > > monkey balls.** > > > > Oh, and I have an aversion to HP, so it would be better if it wasn't > > from them. > > we use some quite cheap HP printers with OpenBSD. Since you have an > aversion > to HP, I did not look up the number. > > They work nicely with LaTeX and cost in the $300-400 range I've been > told.
Marc, I'd appreciate the model number(s) of the HP printers. I'm getting ready to make some dual-boot systems, and these folks all want printers. Seems that this might make a good faq entry, if it isn't already there(?). Thanks, --STeve Andre'
