Re: laser printer that is very reliable that runs well under debian.....
One more thing,
On Mon 14 July 2008 11:00, C M Reinehr wrote:
> Michael,
>
> On Sun 13 July 2008 11:21, Michael Fothergill wrote:
> > Dear folks,
> >
> > I bought a Samsung ML-2510 laser printer a while ago and drove it under
> > Debian Etch and now Lenny.
> >
> > It seems to have developed a fault of some sort.
> >
> > The manufacturer says that I can run diagnostic software under either
> > Linux (so it says) or MSWindows that might give me a hint as to why it is
> > freezing up.
> >
> > I don't think it is a paper jam.
> >
> > I could mess around with this but I am very busy.
> >
> > So very busy that it is cheaper in time and money to simply buy a new
> > printer to solve the problem.
> >
> > The printer cost me $100 or so.
> >
> > If I spent e.g. $1000 on a printer solely with the intent of finding one
> > that is very reliable that Lenny will drive well and smell malfunctions
> > and diagnose what they are really well (better still the printer itself
> > has a display on it that gives copious details of any error on it
> > indepedently of the operating system that is driving it that anyone could
> > understand quickly), what printer would you recommend?????
> >
> > I am beginning to understand why people buy printers from Xerox etc.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Michael Fothergill
>
> I've been using three different Ricoh printers here at the office, all
> under Etch for several years now without any serious problems. One is a
> color desktop, one is a B&W desktop & one is a digital color
> copier/scanner/printer. IMHO the most important criteria are to select a
> model which natively supports Adobe PostScript and configure CUPS to use
> the appropriate PPD file.
>
> The process has not been entirely painless. I've had some mechanical
> problems, but Ricoh factory service has been very dependable. One the one
> hand, Ricoh support will not hang up on you when you mention Linux, but on
> the other, there are some functions WRT to the multifunction printer that
> only can be accessed using a Windows driver.
>
> HTH!
>
> cmr
>
> --
> Debian 'Etch' - Registered Linux User #241964
> --------
> "More laws, less justice." -- Marcus Tullius Ciceroca, 42 BC
Prior to switching to Ricoh I was using HP and then Xerox. I have no regrets
with switching to Ricoh.
cmr
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