What ever you choose, don't forget to look at the cost of the toner or ink, companies like Lexmark sell you a nice printer at a low end price, then get you on the back end with the cost of the toner or ink... In some cases a cartridge will cost more than you paid for the printer... Look at cost, yield and availability. John Plemons Robert wrote: > Ron Loftin wrote: >> Since my old Epson C86 has finally managed to clog up the print heads, >> I'm in the market for a replacement. I'd like to know what the people >> on this list are using for printers that are currently available, since >> we are using versions of CUPS and foomatic that are frozen, and any >> other issues or "gotchas" that you are aware of. >> >> For the replacement printer, I'm considering a color laser printer >> instead of the inkjets that I've been using, and I'm dithering back and >> forth over the question of direct-connect or networked printer. >> Suggestions, warnings, and horror stories are welcome. >> >> Thanks in advance. >> > I tossed my C86 a couple years ago in favor of an HP 6122 based on the > recommendation at linuxprinting.org (moved to > http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/OpenPrinting) and have not been > disappointed. I consulted the same source when I bought a B&W laser > and suggest that site to anyone with printer questions. > > As far as direct-connect or networked, networked is great for me. > Duplexing is also a great feature if you plant to print multipage > docs. (The BASH manual and release notes for CentOS come to mind.) > Keep in mind that you can pick up a print server at your favorite > computer outlet but a hardware duplexer is another matter. > I just now looked and my laser printer has printed 3402 pages, had 14 > jams and 1 toner cart after the original. 78% of drum life is > remaining. The toner cart costs about 1-1/2 times as a set of ink > carts for your C86 and lasts much, much longer. > > > > -- > POLITICS n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles > --Ambrose Bierce > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.4/1566 - Release Date: 7/22/2008 6:00 AM > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20080722/c06fe19e/attachment-0005.html>