Re: Any cheap postscript laser printers for linux ?

In article <qr4cs4-h95.ln1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
markhobley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Mark Hobley) writes:

(HP Laserjets use PCL rather than postscript, but PCL is well documented and is
supported on GNU/Linux without any issues.)

Some LaserJets support PostScript, and more support PostScript as an
option via a plug-in circuit board or cartridge. I don't know what the
percentages are of models in these two categories, though.

Of course, if this is important to you, you've got to be careful;
"PostScript support" in an ad could mean a Windows driver that converts
PostScript to PCL, much as Ghostscript does. I don't know if HP has ever
stooped to this sort of confusing terminology, but even if they haven't, a
retailer or eBay seller might.

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