Re: Scanner + printer choice
I haven't done anything scanner-wise yet, but I just got an HP Laserjet
1200se, which is doing great: 1200dpi, postscript compatible, parallel or
USB (haven't bothered with the USB). Running under potato 2.2r3, I use
lpd and magicfilter; I modified psonly600-filter by changing all instances
of 600 to 1200, and it works great. Took all of 10 minutes to get it
working.
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Andrew J Perrin - andrew_perrin@unc.edu - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin
Assistant Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
269 Hamilton Hall, CB#3210, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3210 USA
On Fri, 20 Jul 2001, Henry House wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 15, 2001 at 02:17:43PM +1000, mdevin@ozemail.com.au wrote:
> [...]
> > I was considering one of those combo units with the printer and scanner
> > together - preferably flat bed scanner, so I can do photocopying if
> > really needed.
>
> I have no experience with these. I'm rather suspicious of them though --- too
> trendy.
>
> > What experiences do people have with these? I have been looking at the
> > HP ones but the scanner drivers seem heavily in development.
>
> I have used two scanners, both scsi: Epson Perfection 636 (used, ~$70) and HP
> ScanJet IIp (very old). Both worked without trouble using Sane.
>
> > Is it advisable to stick with laser printers so that you have ps
> > capability straight off?
>
> Most lasers are not PS, unless they are from Apple or Xerox. HP lasers are
> generally well-supported and of good quality. I will neven again buy an
> inkjet because they wear out quickly and the output does not look as nice as
> laser output. (I don't care about color, either.)
>
> --
> Henry House
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