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On Mon, 7 Apr 2015, Allodoxaphobia wrote:

> On Mon, 6 Apr 2015 12:51:29 -0500, JEDIDIAH wrote:
>> On 2015-04-06, sctvguy1 <sctvguy1@invalid.net> wrote:
>>> On Sun, 05 Apr 2015 20:52:57 +0000, Henrik Carlqvist wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 03 Apr 2015 21:19:08 -0700, andrewcd1 wrote:
>>>>> I am looking for a driver that will run the Lexmark Z2390 printer Under
>>>>> kubuntu 14.04
>>>>>
>>>>> If all functions are not available, then that is not crucial
>>>>> Any suggestions
>>>>
>>>> I would suggest to read the specifications carefully when buying a
>>>> printer. Pay special attention to supported standard printing languages
>>>> like PostScript or PCL. If the specifications lacks any listing of such
>>>> standard printing languages and instead lists a limited number of
>>>> supported operating systems it probably means that a special driver from
>>>> the printer manufacturer is needed and that driver is only available for
>>>> a limited number of operating systems.
>>>>
>>>> It is much easier to buy hardware that works fine with Linux than trying
>>>> to get unsupported hardware to work. However, if you still want to stick
>>>> to your current printer you should probably ask Lexmark to provide their
>>>> special driver also for Linux.
>>>
>>> Brother and HP are the ways to go.  Both have great Linux support and use
>>> PostScript and PCL languages.  I do not know why people buy Lexmark,
>>> Canon and others, guess they are the ones on sale at Best Buy!
>>
>>     My last HP printer was pretty cheap. I guess it wasn't the cheapest
>> possible but the difference between that and a similar Canon was only
>> 10 bux. Not enough money to lose sleep over...
>
> heh...  My primary printer is the HP LJ III that I bought for $1,872.50
> (in 1990 dollars!).  I believe I've gotten my money's worth.  Sometime
> around 1999 I bought an HP LJ 4P for $15 that I found at a second-hand
> store.  It worked great, and still works great.
>
I got a used HP 4P for $15 in 2003 or so, at a Rotary Club "garage sale".
It had a low page count, not enough to account for using up the original
cartridge, so I assume someone put the refill in before sending it off. 
The side panel for access to the memory expansion was missing, but that 
might have fallen off on the way home, I didn't notice until I got home. 
I have no idea why it was given away to the Rotary Club.

But yes, it just keeps on working. I see cheap more recent laser printers 
on the sidewalk waiting for the garbage trucks, but I have no need, the 4P 
is fine.

I tried an inkjet printer in 2001, around the time I moved to Linux, and 
was disappointed, the refill didnt' last long, and the ink smeared when it 
got wet.

   Michael

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Printing andrewcd1@hotmail.com - 2015-04-03 21:19 -0700
  Re: Printing Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2015-04-05 20:52 +0000
    Re: Printing Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2015-04-05 20:59 +0000
    Re: Printing sctvguy1 <sctvguy1@invalid.net> - 2015-04-06 16:03 +0000
      Re: Printing JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-04-06 12:51 -0500
        Re: Printing Allodoxaphobia <knock_yourself_out@example.net> - 2015-04-07 01:32 +0000
          Re: Printing Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-04-07 19:08 -0400
      Re: Printing ruben safir <ruben@mrbrklyn.com> - 2015-05-25 03:26 -0400
    Re: Printing ruben safir <ruben@mrbrklyn.com> - 2015-05-25 03:02 -0400
  Re: Printing andrewcd1@hotmail.com - 2015-04-05 21:19 -0700
    Re: Printing Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2015-04-06 09:38 +0000
      Re: Printing ruben safir <ruben@mrbrklyn.com> - 2015-05-25 03:10 -0400
    Re: Printing philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2015-04-06 08:10 -0500
    Re: Printing Kirk_Von_Rockstein <Kirk_Von_Rockstein@nowhere.invalid> - 2015-04-06 16:53 +0000
  Re: Printing Kirk_Von_Rockstein <Kirk_Von_Rockstein@nowhere.invalid> - 2015-04-06 13:24 +0000
  Re: Printing ray carter <ray@zianet.com> - 2015-04-06 15:27 +0000

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