Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:20:05 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: "Carlos A. M. dos Santos" <unixmania@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Bahman Kahinpour <bahman.linux@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Very Important Note on HP LaserJet P1102 on FreeBSD Message-ID: <20110127132005.0b6ae2b8.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTimgQH6H5rUHtPvkHYbh1SSTU5-8p8bNeyzawLKK@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTinwhufgXq=EM7kOYnJT2bnaHAUfpj306Wtq91i_@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTimgQH6H5rUHtPvkHYbh1SSTU5-8p8bNeyzawLKK@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 09:24:51 -0200, "Carlos A. M. dos Santos" <unixmania@gmail.com> wrote: > From my own experience, you will probably achieve much better results > from HP printers if you choose the network-enabled models (those whose > names have a "n" or "w" suffix), not the host-based ones. I can just encourage ANYONE who wants easy printing, be it at home or in the office, to STAY AWAY from USB printers. Networking printers give you much more flexibility and advantages, and even if their price tag is different from what you might know from the consumer crap shelf in the local store, they are worth their money. Using HP printers myself, I was always lucky chosing those that can be used via network. I may also repeat one of my older statements: If you don't mind using USED hardware, get used OFFICE printers for cheap. They are still good and in most cases FULLY sufficient for home use. I'm using a HLP Laserjet 4000 duplex myself here at home for some years now, and it works PERFECTLY since first try - an experience NOT common to "modern" printers. > This is > especially true regarding printer management, since the net-enabled > printers have an embedded web server. They often do also have a built-in printer queue, so basically you're querying the PRINTER with the lp* commands - in most cases very efficient. > They also support management and > monitoring via SNMP, which is very helpful. Maybe not at home, but in any office setting, it's a welcome help. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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