Thanks for the many requests for the SparcStation.
The first to reply was Andrew Savory - sorry to everyone else who requested it..
Amazingly I offered this machine to our local school, together with help and advice on setting it up, etc, and they weren't interested. It wasn't windows compatible!!
All,
As many of you may remember I asked a couple of weeks ago for advice on printing and printers under linux. The outcome of which was I visited the linuxprinting.org web site where they have the brother 1270N as a well recommended printer with Post script emulation built in, also 10/100 ethernet built in. The cost for this printer from dabs direct �363.08 + P&P. Alternatively mentioned on the web site is the printer my dad owns which is a brother 1250. This is a Bi-di parallel port version of the 1270N without the PS emulation. This is availiable from staples locally at �219. The 1250 uses ghostscript to print, with the printer emulating PCL5 (laserjet 4 driver).
The question is does the PS emulation and network capability make the extra �150[1] worthwhile. I intent to use the printer mainly for printing college assignments and documentation. The user base will probably be only me, but the printer must work directly from my linux box but also across the network, either using a PC as a print server, or directly from my Sun boxes?
Can anyone advise me on this issue? Or can anyone recommend a cheaper alternative? using an Inkjet is not an alternative I will consider.
Also how easy is it to print using Ghostscript as a printer driver? I am used to the windows printing at work which is done on a laserjet 8150DN over a 10Mbit ethernet.
Thanks
D
[1] Unless someone can recommend anywhere cheaper.
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David Freeman wrote:
The question is does the PS emulation and network capability make the extra £150[1] worthwhile.
Well we discussed this earlier but If you can afford it then spend the extra £150 as it will give you more options in the future and printing should be faster over ethernet with hw postscript. This also removes the need of having to worry about setting up a box as a print server, configuring ghostscript and all the other possible problems that you get doing it with a PC like filling up /var/spool or the print server breaking (or you breaking the print server etc.)
Also how easy is it to print using Ghostscript as a printer driver? I am used to the windows printing at work which is done on a laserjet 8150DN over a 10Mbit ethernet.
It must be fairly easy to setup printing without postscript as I did it here in 30mins I think, and I havn't got a clue how I set it up! as it was so easy.
Adam
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