On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 8:51 AM, Howard White <[email protected]> wrote:
> It was time to replace our trusty HP LaserJet 4P (going on 20 years old). > Still works, probably needs cleaning... We've gotten tired of the other > color inkjet printer that the cartridges ~!@#$% up so quickly. Got a new > Xerox Phaser 6280. > > The point of this email is to compare the printer installations between > Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 and Ubuntu Lucid 10.04. I did the Lucid machine first > and it got all confused (or I got impatient and just blasted it). Set the > printer up as a Generic Level 1 PostScript and it works fine. Pulled up the > Hardy system and it found the Xerox without any complaint: push, pull, > click, wham, bam, thank you ma'am. > > Really. > > I've been meaning to set up a Precise 12.04 system and just haven't gotten > around to it at home. I am running Precise at the office with some issues. > We'll see how well Precise likes finding the Xerox printer... > > Howard > I have never gone through a standard printer find for the Xerox printers at work. Have always gone to the Xerox web site, downloaded the drivers, i.e. PPDs (normally bundled for several printers), and manually specified everything. Sometimes I have found the PPD already available in the list, but that is rare. Glad there are some Linux systems out there that will. When we looked at printers (and the office does LOTS of printing), the Xerox printers stood out. Of course the industry standard toner cost estimate of 5% coverage/page is ridiculously low if you are doing anything more than standard text. Yes the cartridges cost a mint, but they last a long time too (if you buy the high capacity ones). On a related note, Vanderbilt Housing is in the process of looking for a new printer. And Xerox is not a guaranteed pick for the replacements. Paul Boniol -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en
