Canon USB printer [SOLVED]

[Gustavo Seabra]

Wolfgang Gill wrote:

>On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 08:11:06 -0600, Gustavo Seabra wrote
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>>Wolfgang Gill wrote:
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>>>On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 23:37:50 -0600, Gustavo Seabra wrote
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>>>>To get rid of that 
>>>>logo I must purchase a license key, which is about US$30.00 for 
>>>>personal use. That's why I love open source so much...
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>>>>Anyway, the Canon BJC-7000 (Foomatic + bjc800) is working fine, so 
>>>>I'll just keep it. It may be possible to edit the configuration in 
>>>>the /etc/cups/ppd/<my_printer>.ppd file to get the margins perfect,
>>>>but I don't think I'll mess with that for now.
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>>>You only need to do that once. Plus there are other features which you 
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>>>get with the standard Cups drivers. Such as Ink Low indication, nozzle
>>>cleanning, the handling of different types of paper etc.. Just like you 
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>>>with the Windows drivers. So for $30 it's worth it.
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>>>Wolf
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>>All those features are good to have, but the printing quality is 
>>still more important. For some reason, the CUPS drivers get a better 
>>quality, so I'm not yet fully convinced that the $30 is a good investment.
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>I use the TurboPrint drivers (Which runs under Cups) to drive my two Canon 
>S830D & BJC-3000 printers (It also supports some HP & Epson printers). And I 
>find that they are way better than the standard Cups drivers. It's better 
>than the standard Cups drivers, in that the page alignment is better (Way 
>more accurate), Print quality is better, and it prints faster. Plus, I can 
>print photo's without borders (Which in the case of the S830D is designed to 
>do), where the Cups drivers don't support this. SO, for me, the $30 is worth 
>it. The free demo version is mainly intended for try before you buy, type 
>setup. I've been using these drivers for approx 3 years now, and I'm happy 
>with them. So if they aren't free, it's no big deal for me. I'd prefer to 
>pay a small amount to get the FULL use out of my $850 printer (The S830D 
>that is).
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>Wolf
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I agree with you. If I had purchased an $850 printer, I'd want full 
functionality, and I'd be willing to pay $30 for it. In my case, 
however, I'd be paying half the price of the printer just for a driver, 
when I can use a free driver that does 80% of the pay one. Photo 
printing isn't really important for me, I'd rather pay $0.24 in Wal Mart 
for prints when I need them, which is rare.

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Gustavo Seabra - Graduate Student
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Kansas State University
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