[Pc_Support] Re: Dell 3100cn Color LaserJet with PostScript and LPD for $329.40 shipped!

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Fri, 2005-09-02 at 00:17 -0500, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> So far, this printer is *AWESOME*!  I'm totally shocked on the quality.
> I've seen color lasers before, including some Xerox phaser, and this
> printer's quality must be a newer Fuji-Xerox engine than what I've seen
> prior.  Definitely better than the HP Color Laser 4000s I've seen too.
> I'll try printing out some full 8"x10" pictures from a 4 Megapixel
> camera when I get more memory (see my prior e-mail, I've only got 64MB
> right now).

Just setup GNOME's Print Tool.
Imported the dl3100cn.ppd.

Then setup the printer, using that PPD (now listed under "Dell").
Pointed it at the JetDirect compatible port, instead of LPD.

[ JetDirect/9100 and LPD/515 are standard, $99 add-on adds IPP, NCP,
SMB, etc... ]

Nothing but perfect output!

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Bryan J. Smith     b.j.smith at ieee.org     http://thebs413.blogspot.com
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