[linux-audio-user] Suggested laser printer for score printing?

[Mike Jewell]

Not the same OS but I have an HP Laserjet 1300 on my Fedora Core 3 box
(usb) that has been a workhorse for me and took zero effort to set up.
I also send the few printouts from my Windoze laptop to it via Samba.


On Fri, 2005-08-12 at 22:32 +0100, Mr. Spock wrote:
> 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,