Re: Printer for linux?
On 4/18/06, Doofus <doofus@bulldoghome.com> wrote:
> Evening chaps,
hi!
> 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 recommend you to visit http://linuxprinting.org. You can find a huge
database of printers that runs in linux.
I prefer HP LaserJet, but it's my opinion :D. Those are more
compatibles (IMHO, again).
> 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.
CUPS is your answer.
> 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...
I have this one up and running without problems with CUPS. Inside the
printer's box there are a CDROM with the necessary PPD file. That's
all you need.
> ...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?
I'm sorry, I don't know :(
> Any advice gratefully received,
good luck!
diego
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