Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E.R." Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: printer purchases Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2025 12:40:40 +0200 Lines: 29 Message-ID: <8af6mlxuk.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> References: <106n49s$5c$1@reader1.panix.com> <106pgsv$207l1$1@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net M8UMPsWpacQctPN4mIyThAv8KZ82yvnjEuPWxrIfLA/ORdBiSg X-Orig-Path: Telcontar.valinor!not-for-mail Cancel-Lock: sha1:/YmlJAizWp33ItCtx+nHaXaHXMk= sha256:ACD8qem6Jq8mljB5mAhHYGmmLdyOWuT3IVijN/KZ5l0= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: es-ES, en-CA In-Reply-To: <106pgsv$207l1$1@dont-email.me> Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:70325 On 2025-08-04 07:36, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: > On Sun, 3 Aug 2025 03:49:11 -0400, Popping Mad wrote: > >> I need a color laser printer ... > > Presumably you do a lot of printing. Me, I probably average a sheet a day, > so an inkjet is sufficient for my needs. They also do better colour than a > laser, I believe. > >> ... and network ready ... > > This is not really necessary. You can plug it via USB into one Linux box, > and that can act as a server to receive print jobs from other machines. When printing little, laser is more reliable. My experience with inkjets not used frequently is that the nozzles dry up or obstruct, and cleaning them wastes ink. A laser not used for months will print instantly and perfectly when powered up. I also prefer networked printers; networked postscript or pdf is supported out of the box. An USB printer has chances of not working (well) with Linux. And colour in lasers is just fine. -- Cheers, Carlos.