One more thing, On Mon 14 July 2008 11:00, C M Reinehr wrote: > Michael, > > On Sun 13 July 2008 11:21, Michael Fothergill wrote: > > Dear folks, > > > > I bought a Samsung ML-2510 laser printer a while ago and drove it under > > Debian Etch and now Lenny. > > > > It seems to have developed a fault of some sort. > > > > The manufacturer says that I can run diagnostic software under either > > Linux (so it says) or MSWindows that might give me a hint as to why it is > > freezing up. > > > > I don't think it is a paper jam. > > > > I could mess around with this but I am very busy. > > > > So very busy that it is cheaper in time and money to simply buy a new > > printer to solve the problem. > > > > The printer cost me $100 or so. > > > > If I spent e.g. $1000 on a printer solely with the intent of finding one > > that is very reliable that Lenny will drive well and smell malfunctions > > and diagnose what they are really well (better still the printer itself > > has a display on it that gives copious details of any error on it > > indepedently of the operating system that is driving it that anyone could > > understand quickly), what printer would you recommend????? > > > > I am beginning to understand why people buy printers from Xerox etc. > > > > Regards > > > > Michael Fothergill > > I've been using three different Ricoh printers here at the office, all > under Etch for several years now without any serious problems. One is a > color desktop, one is a B&W desktop & one is a digital color > copier/scanner/printer. IMHO the most important criteria are to select a > model which natively supports Adobe PostScript and configure CUPS to use > the appropriate PPD file. > > The process has not been entirely painless. I've had some mechanical > problems, but Ricoh factory service has been very dependable. One the one > hand, Ricoh support will not hang up on you when you mention Linux, but on > the other, there are some functions WRT to the multifunction printer that > only can be accessed using a Windows driver. > > HTH! > > cmr > > -- > Debian 'Etch' - Registered Linux User #241964 > -------- > "More laws, less justice." -- Marcus Tullius Ciceroca, 42 BC
Prior to switching to Ricoh I was using HP and then Xerox. I have no regrets with switching to Ricoh. cmr -- Debian 'Etch' - Registered Linux User #241964 -------- "More laws, less justice." -- Marcus Tullius Ciceroca, 42 BC -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
