Doofus wrote: > Evening chaps, > > I'm in the market for a printer and would appreciate any > recommendations. I should think this is an oft asked question, but since > the printer market seems to move at a rapier like pace, thought it ok to > ask again for any recent experiences. > > I'd like a networked monochrome laser printer with duplex printing. > > > I have no experience at all of printing with linux, and the couple of > HOWTOs I've looked at suggest to me it's rarely a simple matter to get > things up and running. > > My potted understanding is that unix/linux applications generally output > postscript formatted data for printing and since Joe Public can't afford > a postcript capable printer, postscript interpreters (eg ghostscript) > have been developed which sit in between postscript data streams and non > postscript (HP PCL?) printers. Do correct me if I'm wrong with any of this. > > I've been looking at the Brother range, in particular the HL-5250DN... > > http://www.printerbase.co.uk/spec/pdf/brother_hl5250dn.pdf > (spec on page 2) > > > ...which has true 1200x1200 resolution - but only 600x600 for a linux > machine for some reason... (I should also say that windows applications > will also be driving this thing). > > My main query in respect of this printer is Brother's "BR-Script". Does > anyone understand this? Is it a proprietary effort to do the same thing > as ghostscript, or does it mean you can actually treat the printer like > a real postscript machine? > > Any advice gratefully received, > > Personally, I have a CLP-550N and I am thoroughly pleased with it. I bought mine from newegg. Unfortunately, Samsung discontinued the CLP-500 series a while back and newegg only has available the CLP-550 (non-networked). But the price is excellent. Things I liked about it: - color laser - built in duplexer - speaks native postscript - quiet - excellent quality Things I didn't like about it: - a bit on the large side for home use -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://familiasanchez.net/~roberto
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