[GRLUG] Printer + Linux = ?!

[Dave Chiodo]

Well, "secondhand" isn't as relevant as "laser" rather than "inkjet".

If you do any notable volume on an inkjet, you'll tear through very
expensive ink cartridges like crazy, whereas a laser can do several
thousands of pages one one toner fill. Toner also doesn't dry out.
Obviously a basic laser will only be black&white, but that shouldn't matter
for shipping labels.

On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 2:30 AM, Kelly Vanderwell <kelly.vanderwell at gmail.com
> wrote:

> i got this one second hand.  I have no idea how i'll do for sales this
> upcoming busy season.
>
> Yes, MP620.
>
> Nothing is simple for me.  I'm more of a windows plug-n-play, but on linux
> because free.
>
> On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 2:28 AM, Dave Chiodo <megadave at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> By the way, if your primary use is shipping labels, and you expect to
>> need to print a LOT of them, you might want to consider a secondhand laser
>> printer instead if an inkjet - a good source to find one at a decent price
>> would be from this place: https://www.facebook.com/VCERTechStore
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 1:56 AM, Kelly Vanderwell <
>> kelly.vanderwell at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> So i've been trying to set up a canon pixma m620 up with my desktop,
>>> which runs ubuntu 12.04.
>>>
>>> I set up CUPS per http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/194.
>>>
>>> I was able to hook the printer up to the network by myself/with google's
>>> help.
>>>
>>> But i cannot get the desktop to print a test page.
>>>
>>> Eventually i would like it to be wireless, but wired would be fine for
>>> now, i can access etsy/paypal via the desktop to print shipping labels.
>>>
>>> If anyone has ideas, or wants to come fiddle with it in person, weds/fri
>>> are my days off and i'd be happy to make you a pan of brownies in return
>>> for fixing.  (I live in eastown)
>>>
>>> Kelly
>>>
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