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Date:      Tue, 26 Nov 2002 10:46:05 +0100
From:      Cliff Sarginson <cls@raggedclown.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: any advice before I buy a printer for FreeBSD?
Message-ID:  <20021126094605.GA1137@raggedclown.net>
In-Reply-To: <5.1.1.6.0.20021126172324.01efee98@mail.bigpond.com>
References:  <5.1.1.6.0.20021126172324.01efee98@mail.bigpond.com>

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On Tue, Nov 26, 2002 at 05:27:40PM +0930, Michael Ritchie wrote:
> I'll back up the case against Lexmark.  Many of their larger laser models 
> attempt to do both PCL and PS, as well as some other 
> languages.  Unfortunately, they don't seem to have licensed the full PCL or 
> PS code, and their emulation isn't the best.  Many pages (especially pages 
> with complex font varieties) will fail to render properly.
> 
> Just a heads-up, from my experience with Lexmark printers ... of course, 
> I'd never use much other than a HP if I could help it.  (Some of the larger 
> Canon models seem ok too)  Die, Xerox, Die.
> 
Panasonics are good if you like the smell of ozone in the morning.

-- 
Regards
   Cliff Sarginson 
   The Netherlands

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