Hi Malcolm, I use an HP LaserJet 4000 N for printing & I am always pleased with the quality. Not bad for ?50 s/h a couple of years ago. Even better, I have never had to do anything regarding setting it up from within the system. Both Debian & Ubuntu seemed to recognise it instantly during installation & it is just always there, ready to go. I think that most straightforward laser printers should be fine. Personally, I would recommend HP based on experience, but if looking to buy second hand, avoid the HP 4050 printer/fax - I do remember from reading at Linux Printing that this will not work at all with Linux. Gavin. > Message: 10 > Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 22:32:18 +0100 > From: "Mr. Spock" <spock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [linux-audio-user] Suggested laser printer for score > printing? > To: linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Message-ID: <20050812213218.GA1343@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Hello, > > [I've just delurked and re-enabled Mail Delivery for this list for a > while to ask this question; there's usually too much traffic for me > to keep up nowadays, sadly.] > > I Googled and looked at the archives but there's not much here about > printing music notation. I'm needing to buy a printer that will be > ideal for score printing and also plays well with Debian/DeMuDi. > Since I don't really need colour, I'd prefer a laser printer. > I'll stick with black+white A4 for now for cost reasons - > I'm looking to spend about 200-300 UK pounds (about $300-500) max. > > I've not yet used Lilypond or any other scoring software, but believe > that Postscript is a major plus. I know that Ghostscript exists to > convert Postscript documents, but figure that if my printer natively > understands PS it will be quicker and save processor time. > Is Postscript Level 3 required, or will Level 2 suffice? PJL? PCL5? > I also want a networkable one to share over my (wired) LAN. > > I've looked at the very informative pages about Linux Printing: > > http://www.linuxprinting.org/suggested.html > > ...and am considering getting a Kyocera Mita FS-920, FS-1010N or > FS1020 or maybe something else by another penguin-loving company. > > Since I do have a fondness for old lo-tech gear, I did entertain ideas > about a refurbished HP LaserJet 4 or 5 (fond memories from college > days) after the high praise these old tanks got on Slashdot a while > ago, but am thinking they may be a bit slow/tired compared to modern > kit. My main considerations are reliability, build-quality, > cost-per-page, speed and looks. I won't be printing reams and reams, > and I can always manually re-enter pages to do duplex (both sides) > printing. > > Sorry if this seems Off-Topic, but I wanted to check firstly that > a Postscript mono-laser is a good choice for music. If necessary I'll > take the discussion elsewhere to ask about specific models, unless > anyone here has any good recommendations/horror stories to share. > > > Thanks for your suggestions, > -- > Malcolm Smith > http://www.canopus22.demon.co.uk/
