On Monday October 22 2007 12:16, Dennis J. Tuchler wrote: > I am looking for users' experience with printers under OpenSuSE. > > My Lexmark Optra E310 gave up the ghost, and I am looking for a > replacement. I need it for small jobs (10 pages or fewer) but with > reasonable speed. If possible, a color option would be useful. > > If you have advice as to what to get, I would appreciate hearing from you. > > > > -- > Best regards, > > Dennis J. Tuchler > University City, Missouri 63130 I've been using a Xerox Phaser 6120, 4 color laser. I print a club bulletin every month, and many other things. The toner is a little expensive but my printer is now a couple of weeks past 1 year old, and its still on the original toner cartridges. They are reporting low now so they will need to be changed soon.
I run OpenSuse 10.2 and use the PPD downloaded from Xerox. If my 10.3 DVD ever gets here I'll see if it still works, it should. I also use CUPs and lpr for printing. I normals use 84 or 108 brightness paper (Office Depot brand) but also have a ream of Xerox Glossy for special jobs. I figured one Xerox toner cartridge (There are four) last about as long as 7 of the Epson (CX 6600) cartridges (there were four also) I used to use, so the real cost is almost a wash. I bought mine from CDW for $299. on sale. They also now have a color stick printer in this line but it is more costly. Hope this helps. -- Russ Linux register user 441463 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
