Cost per print does not equal TCO (total cost of ownership) For some a cheap printer with a high per print cost is suitable, for others a higher purchase price and a low running cost is better.
My plug for Xerox is based on my experience that Xerox PS prionters with a ppd can easily be set up with cups. Depends on how many prints you intend doing. To be honest, we do not deal in the lower end of the market. On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 17:46, Jason Greenwood wrote: > Talk to me. =) > > Fisher, Robert (FXNZ CHC) wrote: > > Shameless plug ahead....... > > > > XEROX > > > > Regards, Robert > > > > Some days you are the bug, some days you are the windscreen. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jason Greenwood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, 10 March 2004 10:07 a.m. > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Lexmark X215 MFP > > > > Thanks Nick but that is a Thermal Ink Jet right? As such, the per copy > > cost would be around 20c AFAIK. I am looking for a laser based model > > with PC costs around the 1.5c mark. > > > > Cheers > > > > Jason > > > > Nick Rout wrote: > >>http://www.linuxprinting.org > >> > >>HP are probably your best bet, because they co-operate with linux driver > >>writers and support projects like http://hpoj.sf.net and > >>http://hpinkjet.sf.net > >> > >>My HP PSC 2210 works well as a printer, scanner and media reader (cf and > > > > other > > > >>cards that i don't have so can't try) under linux. > >> > >>I haven't tried the faxing options, but it can't send a fax under > >> computer > >> > >> > >>control even in windows (even if you can get the drivers to work). I > >> guess > > > > it > > > >>will work as a regular fax machine (but has no sheet feeder). > >> > >>Weird thing is i could not get the goddamn drivers supplied with it to > > > > work > > > >>under windows 2000. Its so long since I tried I cannnot remember what the > >>problem looked like, but it was all so brain dead and automated that > >> there > >> > >> > >>didn't seem any way to fix it. The best conclusion I came to was a > >>motherboard/usb chipset problem, but it works under linux, so your guess > > > > is > > > >>as good as mine. > >> > >>On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 02:25, Jason Greenwood wrote: > >>>Hi All, > >>> > >>>Anyone gotten this printer to play nice with mandrake/Linux (any Laser > >>>MFP's for that matter)? If so, how?? Their product PDF shows a Penguin > >>>but I could find NO info re using it with Linux anywhere (Google or > >>>otherwise). And, there is no driver that I could see in MCC for it. > >>> > >>>Product URL's (Lexmark X215 MFP): > >>>http://www.lexmark.com/US/products/tech_specs/0%2C1231%2CMzU1Nnwx%2C00.h > >>>tm > > > > l > > > >>>http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0%2C4149%2C1437036%2C00.asp > >>> > >>>Cheers > >>> > >>>Jason -- Robert Fisher www.fisher.net.nz Woo Hoo! Good news everybody! Because I endangered lives, we can fly anywhere we want! -- Homer Simpson Fear of Flying
