> On Mon, 6 Apr 2009 11:37:30 +0200 ropers <ropers@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > 2009/4/6 Toni Mueller <openbsd-misc@oeko.net>:
> > >
> > > I don't know what exactly you want to do, but you might be
> > > interested in reading some reports about the printing quality and
> > > operating cost, too. Eg. a good ink jet printer should deliver
> > > better quality printouts than a bad laser printer.
> >
> > I do positively, affirmatively, definitely want a laser printer. ;)
> >
> > Because:
> > (a), I already have a (dead slow and old but portable) ink jet
> > printer, (b), ink jet printers are more likely to go into the
> > direction of weird binary blob printer drivers with neither built-in
> > postscript, nor good ghostscript/driver support, and
> > (c), an ink jet printer cannot do this:
> >
http://www.riccibitti.com/pcb/pcb.htm
>
> For Do-It-Yourself PCB's, you *really* want postscript support. Color
> support is not necessary, and you can easily get away with finding a
> free, used, office laser printer. As odd as it might seem, some of the
> old laser printers are actually "better" in the sense of they were
> built to last and you can still get parts for most of them.
>
> Network support is very nice to have, and makes your life a lot easier,
> but isn't a show stopper since you can almost always use a small
> "print-server" device. I've had *decades* of success with HP LaserJet I,
> and LaserJet II-P printers, although I would not suggest the former for
> PCB work due to resolution. Yes, I know they're ancient, but they work.
