Re: Favorite Lilypond-Score Printer?

[Tim Reeves]

Hello,

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> Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 07:49:23 -0600
> From: Carl Sorensen <address@hidden>
> Subject: Re: Favorite Lilypond-Score Printer?
> To: PMA <address@hidden>, "address@hidden"
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> On 3/27/11 5:45 PM, "PMA" <address@hidden> wrote:
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> > 
> > 
> > Hi List.
> > 
> > If you were shopping for a fine non-feature-crazy laser or inkjet
> > printer to be used
> > *only* for private publishing of your LilyPond scores (that trusty old
> > dot-matrix will
> > handle everything else), is there a make-&-model you would especially
> > consider?
> > 
> > One constraint -- it must output comfortably onto 11x17 inch card 
stock.
> > 
> 
> As far as I'm concerned, it would be laser, not inkjet.
> 
> For laser printers, it seems hard to go wrong with HP brand -- I've had 
a
> lot of different laser printers, and HP seems to be the best.
> 
> The HP 5000 series seems to be well-regarded, although I've never used 
one.
> 
> The HP 5000N  is a low-cost entry point.
> 
> The HP 5100DTN costs more, but will handle duplexing (automatically 
print on
> both sides of the paper).  If you want double-sided printing, duplexing 
is
> marvelous (I just bought a duplexing printer, and I love it).
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Carl
> 
> 
> 

FWIW,
The HP 4700DN laser printer I have used jams every time I try to print 
double-sided. So effectively it cannot print double-sided. Otherwise, it's 
alright.

I do agree though that laser is better than inkjet.

Tim Reeves