[gentoo-user] Re: Buying a low-cost printer for Linux

2008-12-07 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2008-12-07, Mark Knecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I'll look around to find out about the .ppd file. I don't know > what's in one. Only that when you tell CUPS that you have a printer > you can use it. The HP site says that the included CD has a .ppd file for use with Mac OS. That .ppd f

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Buying a low-cost printer for Linux

2008-12-07 Thread Mark Knecht
On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 9:49 PM, Grant Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2008-12-06, Mark Knecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>After reading through this thread again, doing some online study >> and sending my dad out to find out what he could buy locally he found >> Sam's Club has this H

[gentoo-user] Re: Buying a low-cost printer for Linux

2008-12-06 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2008-12-06, Mark Knecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >After reading through this thread again, doing some online study > and sending my dad out to find out what he could buy locally he found > Sam's Club has this HP Color LaserJet for $280 which has specs that > look pretty good to me: Color

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Buying a low-cost printer for Linux

2008-12-06 Thread Mark Knecht
On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 8:08 AM, Grant Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2008-12-05, Peter Humphrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> I've had an HP LaserJet 1200 for about 4-5 years now. I only >>> print once or twice a month, and I've never had a single >>> problem. It's still on the origina

[gentoo-user] Re: Buying a low-cost printer for Linux

2008-12-05 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2008-12-05, Peter Humphrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I've had an HP LaserJet 1200 for about 4-5 years now. I only >> print once or twice a month, and I've never had a single >> problem. It's still on the original toner cartridge, and I >> don't think I've even got through an entire ream of

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Buying a low-cost printer for Linux

2008-12-05 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Thursday 04 December 2008 20:41:18 Grant Edwards wrote: > I've had an HP LaserJet 1200 for about 4-5 years now. I only > print once or twice a month, and I've never had a single > problem. It's still on the original toner cartridge, and I > don't think I've even got through an entire ream of p

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Buying a low-cost printer for Linux

2008-12-04 Thread Dale
Mark Knecht wrote: > On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 12:47 PM, Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> My friend had two printers. I think it was the OLD Apple printer that >> did that. The HP, in another room, never had a problem. Might I add, >> the HP printed faster too. ;-) >> >> We seem to like

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Buying a low-cost printer for Linux

2008-12-04 Thread Mark Knecht
On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 12:47 PM, Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My friend had two printers. I think it was the OLD Apple printer that > did that. The HP, in another room, never had a problem. Might I add, > the HP printed faster too. ;-) > > We seem to like HP on this list. lol > > Dale

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Buying a low-cost printer for Linux

2008-12-04 Thread Dale
Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2008-12-04, Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> I have a friend that owned a business that was closed on weekends. >> Every Monday we had to fan the paper and take out the toner cartridge >> and give it a little shake. I have heard that if it is a humid location >>

[gentoo-user] Re: Buying a low-cost printer for Linux

2008-12-04 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2008-12-04, Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a friend that owned a business that was closed on weekends. > Every Monday we had to fan the paper and take out the toner cartridge > and give it a little shake. I have heard that if it is a humid location > that you either have to leave th