MacOSX-admin Digest, Vol 39, Issue 26

[John C. Welch]

On 4/1/07 20:55, "Chad Leigh" <chad+macosx at objectwerks.com> wrote:

>>>>> My 1st rule of printers and all-in-ones... get network capable
>>>>> ones.
>>>>> -Shawn
>>>> ...and avoid pcl (emulated postscript). stick to genuine postscript.
>>> pcl is not emulated postscript.  Emulated postscript exists (and
>>> works just fine, at least in the printer I had that used it), but
>>> PCL  is something totally different
>>> Chad
>>>> don
>> 
>> you're right, i should have said "pcl (and emulated postscript)".
>> but how you define "works just fine"? :) i would never recommend
>> emulation for a design/graphics/prepress environment.
> 
> Your original statement was not constrained by "design/graphics/
> prepress environment."  I have never NOT had a job print and print in
> a reasonable amount of time with the fake PS found in my HP printer.
> I am not in "design/graphics/prepress environment" and for my needs
> it seems to work just fine.  I probably would have a more expensive
> and capable printer if I was in the fields you mentioned, but for
> every day use the HP 2100tn has been a real workhorse since 1999, and
> it gets a lot of use.
> 
> Since the original topic was MFD, your "design/graphics/prepress
> environment" was irrelevant anyway as those fields would never rely
> on a MFD for their output.

The only real beef I have with MFDs is that for some reason, duplexing on a
laser MFD is reserved for the real high-end devices. Like "can handle 100
people" - level toys.

But, if you don't mind a bit overblown, Konica Minolta makes some nice ones.

-- 
John C. Welch         Writer/Analyst
Bynkii.com              Mac and other opinions
jwelch at bynkii.com