Re: [libreoffice-users] Which printer for best libreoffice integration ?

2018-03-02 Thread Tim-L


CISS - I assume that is the ink tank design that you fill the "tanks" 
from ink bottles. Some are internal while others are external with a ink 
"tubes" coming out of the printer.


I have seen some home office printers that include built in tanks where 
you add the ink from a bottle. Epson has an "ET" line that include ink 
bottles worth that is about 33 ink cartridges for each color.  Canon has 
a "G" line with their "mega tanks".  The ink bottles seems to be much 
less than their ink cartridges for the Canon printers I have bought.  HP 
has their own family of this type of printers.


When I bought my last Canon printer, I did not see any CISS printers.  
Actually, there seems to have them on sale.  The only proble seem to be 
there is no Linux support in any English language country's sites.




On 03/02/2018 06:45 AM, leleu wrote:
If you do want low cost printing, investigate CISS (continuous ink 
system). You can find printers equipped, and avid to install youself, 
which is somehow tricky


Je la 01/03/2018 23:31, Tim-L skribis :


Actually, I tend to look for third party ink sources, to help with my 
smaller fixed income.


I know that I sometimes choose Postscript Level 3 instead of the 
default PDF option, when it is shown as an option.


Right now, I do much more color work, so my only laser printer is 
slowly using the toner.  I have had a replacement toner on the for 
several years now. I think I have about 500-600 pages to go before I 
need to change out the empty one.


I love the HPLIP system.  That system is the best driver system over 
any other printer brand I have used.  For Canon, I have to find 
drivers in UK or other English countries since Canon USA does not 
support Linux - officially from their support people. That was before 
the Canon TS like of printers. I bought a TS-9020 printer and it had 
basic support for Linux.  The scanner package is very limited 
compared to the MG6200 line's scanner package.  At least Canon is 
starting to believe that the US market also has Linux users that want 
to use Canon printers.


As for CUPS, I have CUPS-pdf driver/printing service installed as one 
of my printers.  There seems to references to a newer PDF creating 
package, but have not found it.


So, here is my list of network printers:

Canon TS9020 inkjet all-in-one [wired and wireless]
HP Laserjet 2300dn - postscript driver used
HP Officejet 7000-E809a  - hpcups used

I had others, but they died from use.  The color laser's image "belt" 
somehow got "scratched" during a toner install or a paper flow issue. 
So the middle of the printout had major issues. It would cost less to 
get another color laser than it would to repair it.  So I chose not 
to replace it.



On 03/01/2018 03:35 PM, Steve Edmonds wrote:
I have an HP photosmart premium ink jet networked that prints and 
scans well, uses the HPLIP software. Don't know about the postscript 
support.
In the office we have a networked Brother HL3170CDW that is colour 
laser printer only. Prints well including postscript files. Brother 
also seem to have good driver support. CUPS, LPR/LPRng on Linux.

Steve

On 02/03/18 01:58, Kurt Jaeger wrote:

Hi!

Our printer in the office is ending its life in colorful printouts,
and we need a replacement. Current printer is a Brother MFC-9465CDN.
It printed approx. 50K pages during approx. 5 years. It has
duplex support, but it had its issues.

We print using lpr, mostly postscript.

Therefore I ask the community for feedback:

Which printer works best in a mostly-libreoffice enviroment ?












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Re: [libreoffice-users] Which printer for best libreoffice integration ?

2018-03-02 Thread leleu
If you do want low cost printing, investigate CISS (continuous ink 
system). You can find printers equipped, and avid to install youself, 
which is somehow tricky


Je la 01/03/2018 23:31, Tim-L skribis :


Actually, I tend to look for third party ink sources, to help with my 
smaller fixed income.


I know that I sometimes choose Postscript Level 3 instead of the 
default PDF option, when it is shown as an option.


Right now, I do much more color work, so my only laser printer is 
slowly using the toner.  I have had a replacement toner on the for 
several years now. I think I have about 500-600 pages to go before I 
need to change out the empty one.


I love the HPLIP system.  That system is the best driver system over 
any other printer brand I have used.  For Canon, I have to find 
drivers in UK or other English countries since Canon USA does not 
support Linux - officially from their support people.  That was before 
the Canon TS like of printers. I bought a TS-9020 printer and it had 
basic support for Linux.  The scanner package is very limited compared 
to the MG6200 line's scanner package.  At least Canon is starting to 
believe that the US market also has Linux users that want to use Canon 
printers.


As for CUPS, I have CUPS-pdf driver/printing service installed as one 
of my printers.  There seems to references to a newer PDF creating 
package, but have not found it.


So, here is my list of network printers:

Canon TS9020 inkjet all-in-one [wired and wireless]
HP Laserjet 2300dn - postscript driver used
HP Officejet 7000-E809a  - hpcups used

I had others, but they died from use.  The color laser's image "belt" 
somehow got "scratched" during a toner install or a paper flow issue. 
So the middle of the printout had major issues. It would cost less to 
get another color laser than it would to repair it.  So I chose not to 
replace it.



On 03/01/2018 03:35 PM, Steve Edmonds wrote:
I have an HP photosmart premium ink jet networked that prints and 
scans well, uses the HPLIP software. Don't know about the postscript 
support.
In the office we have a networked Brother HL3170CDW that is colour 
laser printer only. Prints well including postscript files. Brother 
also seem to have good driver support. CUPS, LPR/LPRng on Linux.

Steve

On 02/03/18 01:58, Kurt Jaeger wrote:

Hi!

Our printer in the office is ending its life in colorful printouts,
and we need a replacement. Current printer is a Brother MFC-9465CDN.
It printed approx. 50K pages during approx. 5 years. It has
duplex support, but it had its issues.

We print using lpr, mostly postscript.

Therefore I ask the community for feedback:

Which printer works best in a mostly-libreoffice enviroment ?









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Re: [libreoffice-users] Which printer for best libreoffice integration ?

2018-03-01 Thread Tim-L


Actually, I tend to look for third party ink sources, to help with my 
smaller fixed income.


I know that I sometimes choose Postscript Level 3 instead of the default 
PDF option, when it is shown as an option.


Right now, I do much more color work, so my only laser printer is slowly 
using the toner.  I have had a replacement toner on the for several 
years now. I think I have about 500-600 pages to go before I need to 
change out the empty one.


I love the HPLIP system.  That system is the best driver system over any 
other printer brand I have used.  For Canon, I have to find drivers in 
UK or other English countries since Canon USA does not support Linux - 
officially from their support people.  That was before the Canon TS like 
of printers. I bought a TS-9020 printer and it had basic support for 
Linux.  The scanner package is very limited compared to the MG6200 
line's scanner package.  At least Canon is starting to believe that the 
US market also has Linux users that want to use Canon printers.


As for CUPS, I have CUPS-pdf driver/printing service installed as one of 
my printers.  There seems to references to a newer PDF creating package, 
but have not found it.


So, here is my list of network printers:

Canon TS9020 inkjet all-in-one [wired and wireless]
HP Laserjet 2300dn - postscript driver used
HP Officejet 7000-E809a  - hpcups used

I had others, but they died from use.  The color laser's image "belt" 
somehow got "scratched" during a toner install or a paper flow issue. So 
the middle of the printout had major issues. It would cost less to get 
another color laser than it would to repair it.  So I chose not to 
replace it.



On 03/01/2018 03:35 PM, Steve Edmonds wrote:
I have an HP photosmart premium ink jet networked that prints and 
scans well, uses the HPLIP software. Don't know about the postscript 
support.
In the office we have a networked Brother HL3170CDW that is colour 
laser printer only. Prints well including postscript files. Brother 
also seem to have good driver support. CUPS, LPR/LPRng on Linux.

Steve

On 02/03/18 01:58, Kurt Jaeger wrote:

Hi!

Our printer in the office is ending its life in colorful printouts,
and we need a replacement. Current printer is a Brother MFC-9465CDN.
It printed approx. 50K pages during approx. 5 years. It has
duplex support, but it had its issues.

We print using lpr, mostly postscript.

Therefore I ask the community for feedback:

Which printer works best in a mostly-libreoffice enviroment ?







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Re: [libreoffice-users] Which printer for best libreoffice integration ?

2018-03-01 Thread Steve Edmonds
I have an HP photosmart premium ink jet networked that prints and scans 
well, uses the HPLIP software. Don't know about the postscript support.
In the office we have a networked Brother HL3170CDW that is colour laser 
printer only. Prints well including postscript files. Brother also seem 
to have good driver support. CUPS, LPR/LPRng on Linux.

Steve

On 02/03/18 01:58, Kurt Jaeger wrote:

Hi!

Our printer in the office is ending its life in colorful printouts,
and we need a replacement. Current printer is a Brother MFC-9465CDN.
It printed approx. 50K pages during approx. 5 years. It has
duplex support, but it had its issues.

We print using lpr, mostly postscript.

Therefore I ask the community for feedback:

Which printer works best in a mostly-libreoffice enviroment ?




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[libreoffice-users] Which printer for best libreoffice integration ?

2018-03-01 Thread Kurt Jaeger
Hi!

Our printer in the office is ending its life in colorful printouts,
and we need a replacement. Current printer is a Brother MFC-9465CDN.
It printed approx. 50K pages during approx. 5 years. It has
duplex support, but it had its issues.

We print using lpr, mostly postscript.

Therefore I ask the community for feedback:

Which printer works best in a mostly-libreoffice enviroment ?

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