From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-Id: From: Daniel Lyons To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> In-Reply-To: <4e6ca2050908141912p176b9e73w2e3c9c5077de068f@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v936) Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:50:42 -0600 References: <3aaafc130908141848n7a24547as64078c05e71c779@mail.gmail.com> <4e6ca2050908141912p176b9e73w2e3c9c5077de068f@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [9fans] HP: Printing with the Illiterate Topicbox-Message-UUID: 4c0e4c44-ead5-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 On Aug 14, 2009, at 8:12 PM, Akshat Kumar wrote: > Suggestions (model, company, etc.) welcome. > Although, this thing can do photoscanning, copying, > and faxing. I make great use of the former two, > along with printing (of course). I have a Samsung ML-2850ND, which I think stands for Monochrome Laser, =20= Network Duplex. Otherwise it has no features whatever. It cost me =20 $180, does PostScript natively and I absolutely love it. Wish the =20 toner was cheaper but it's not a major ink hog. Haven't tried printing =20= on it with Plan 9 but I'm sure it won't be an issue. My folks have an HP something or other ink jet with scanner, fax, =20 copier, photo printing and a dozen different adapters on the front =20 panel for plugging in different memory cards. It's a pile of crap, =20 drinks ink like a fish, has to be rebooted often and they never use =20 the features anyway. I used to think HP was a great brand, but it =20 really seems to have gone to hell in the last several years IMO. I =20 don't trust multifunction devices anyway. =97 Daniel Lyons