Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Buying a low-cost printer for Linux

2008-12-07 Thread Mark Knecht
On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 9:49 PM, Grant Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2008-12-06, Mark Knecht [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After reading through this thread again, doing some online study and sending my dad out to find out what he could buy locally he found Sam's Club has this HP Color

[gentoo-user] Re: Buying a low-cost printer for Linux

2008-12-07 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2008-12-07, Mark Knecht [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'll look around to find out about the .ppd file. I don't know what's in one. Only that when you tell CUPS that you have a printer you can use it. The HP site says that the included CD has a .ppd file for use with Mac OS. That .ppd file

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Buying a low-cost printer for Linux

2008-12-06 Thread Mark Knecht
On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 8:08 AM, Grant Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2008-12-05, Peter Humphrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've had an HP LaserJet 1200 for about 4-5 years now. I only print once or twice a month, and I've never had a single problem. It's still on the original toner

[gentoo-user] Re: Buying a low-cost printer for Linux

2008-12-06 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2008-12-06, Mark Knecht [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After reading through this thread again, doing some online study and sending my dad out to find out what he could buy locally he found Sam's Club has this HP Color LaserJet for $280 which has specs that look pretty good to me: Color

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Buying a low-cost printer for Linux

2008-12-05 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Thursday 04 December 2008 20:41:18 Grant Edwards wrote: I've had an HP LaserJet 1200 for about 4-5 years now. I only print once or twice a month, and I've never had a single problem. It's still on the original toner cartridge, and I don't think I've even got through an entire ream of

[gentoo-user] Re: Buying a low-cost printer for Linux

2008-12-05 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2008-12-05, Peter Humphrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've had an HP LaserJet 1200 for about 4-5 years now. I only print once or twice a month, and I've never had a single problem. It's still on the original toner cartridge, and I don't think I've even got through an entire ream of paper

[gentoo-user] Re: Buying a low-cost printer for Linux

2008-12-04 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2008-12-04, Dale [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a friend that owned a business that was closed on weekends. Every Monday we had to fan the paper and take out the toner cartridge and give it a little shake. I have heard that if it is a humid location that you either have to leave the

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Buying a low-cost printer for Linux

2008-12-04 Thread Dale
Grant Edwards wrote: On 2008-12-04, Dale [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a friend that owned a business that was closed on weekends. Every Monday we had to fan the paper and take out the toner cartridge and give it a little shake. I have heard that if it is a humid location that you

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Buying a low-cost printer for Linux

2008-12-04 Thread Mark Knecht
On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 12:47 PM, Dale [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SNIP My friend had two printers. I think it was the OLD Apple printer that did that. The HP, in another room, never had a problem. Might I add, the HP printed faster too. ;-) We seem to like HP on this list. lol Dale :-)

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Buying a low-cost printer for Linux

2008-12-04 Thread Dale
Mark Knecht wrote: On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 12:47 PM, Dale [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SNIP My friend had two printers. I think it was the OLD Apple printer that did that. The HP, in another room, never had a problem. Might I add, the HP printed faster too. ;-) We seem to like HP on this