Re: laser printers and linux
On Tue, Dec 30, 1997 at 07:58:51PM +0000, David Stern wrote:
>
> Like Hamish said, some go both ways (GDI and host based), so the symbol
> on the box isn't proof positive of exclusive GDI, however in this case
> I confirmed with NEC that it was. It is a nice printer, otherwise.
>
> > So how about the HP 6L. I've heard that it will work quite handily by
> > emulating a 4L. Does anyone know what features of the 6L I'll be losing
> > by having it emulate a 4L ?
>
> I've heard the 6L works, but for the price I'm not impressed. It's OK,
> and it saves on space, and it's somewhat fast, but the reviews I read
> said it had paper handling problems and the output didn't measure up to
> what I would expect. (It kinda looks funny, too! :-)
>
> That's why I mentioned the Brother, which I'd heard is a pretty good
> buy. I spent a little more on a 6MP. But, if your budget is limited,
> check out that linux hardware group on usenet (comp.os.linux.hardware)
> .. I think you'll be glad you did. I saw a number of active threads
> regarding different printers last time I was there.
>
OK. Guess I'd better get off to the newsgroups. I was hoping I could
avoid that. there is always so much trashy XXX and $$$$ stuff you have
to download and sift through to get to the real on-topic posts.
Thanks everyone. BTW, what does GDI mean ?
Ciao,
Gerald Crimp
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