On Tue, Apr 07, 2009 at 01:35:17AM +0200, ropers wrote:
quoted text > > Daniel A. Ramaley wrote:
> >>
> >> As for the original poster's HP aversion... i've had good luck with HP.
> >> At home i use an HP 2605dn, a duplexing color laser printer that has
> >> worked beautifully for my light use. That exact model is probably no
> >> longer available since HP regularly rotates their consumer models, but
> >> they undoubtedly have something similar today.
>
> 2009/4/6 Aaron Poffenberger <akp@hypernote.com>:
> >
> > I specifically went with HP after doing my research and can second Dan's
> > recommendation of the HP's 2605dn. I have the same printer and did nothing
> > more than setup a printcap entry for it to be the default printer and it
> > just works. I really like the fact that it has a web-management console that
> > lets me configure anything available from the Mac & Windows desktop app. I
> > also like that on both Mac & PC you can opt to install just a print driver
> > without the management crap. Some printers require desktop-software running
> > in the background in order to use the printer. This one doesn't.
> >
> > All-in-all, a nice printer.
>
> Grand, grand. It's your purchase, so your satisfaction with it is
> paramount. Personally, I'd not want a HP product unless there was no
> alternative and it was unavoidable. Or maybe if I got it for free.
> Generally speaking, I'm just not really convinced that HP printers are
> all that great.
>
> ...
>
> In other news, if you engaged in some serious Intarwebs sleuthing, you
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>
> regards,
> --ropers
>
Personally I believe that HP printers are they only thing that doesn't
suck.
I have had a very cheap HP printer for the last 8 years without any
problems (a very cheap Inkjet).
