Wildly inconsistent scanning speed Xubuntu 22.04 + HP OfficeJet4654

[gene heskett]

On 6/16/22 09:45, Liam Proven wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Jun 2022 at 22:42, MR ZenWiz <mrzenwiz at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I was buying refills at Frys. The last set I got from Costco - still
>> horrendous. At least hey refill them cheap, so when these run down,
>> maybe.
> OK. I have no experience of big US vendors, and where I live (Czechia)
> there aren't really PC superstores as such. There are some
> general-electronics places but -- like the UK ones -- they're only any
> use if you know exactly what you want.
>
> I got my Lexmark E120N printer off Freecycle in London. The chap also
> gave me an original IBM PS/2 Model M keyboard -- I'm typing on it now!
> It was 31 years old this March. I told him it was an IBM (the badge
> had come off) and was worth money, but he said I could have it anyway.
>
> He gave me a chip to tape over some contacts on a refilled toner
> cartridge, because this is one of those annoying printers that
> digitally records the "mileage" of the cartridge and won't print any
> more pages once the cart _should_ be empty, even if you refill it.
>
> But earlier in lockdown #1 I ordered a refilled/remanufactured
> cartridge from a local cart-refilling shop here in Prague. It was
> about $15, it came fast, it works perfectly and the prints look great.
>
> So in general this to me reinforces my opinion that if you have the
> option, go to small specialist businesses, not the big retail
> generalists. You get better service, you help a small business owner
> not a giant conglomerate, and the value for money is often good
> anyway.
>
> Me, I prefer separate devices: mono printer, colour printer, and
> scanner. It's cheaper to get quality kit that way, refills and
> consumables are *much* cheaper, and driver support is easier on
> dedicated devices. This works for me.
>
> But if you are desperate for space, and really want an all-in-one,
> then IMHO you will get better life from a scanner/laser and a separate
> inkjet if you _need_ colour. Mono laser print is much better quality,
> and it's cheaper to run, faster, works well on cheap paper. Save
> inkjets for colour work and get one with separate C/Y/M/K colour tanks
> so that you don't need to replace them all at the same time.
>
>
>> Well said, and politely so as well.
>>
>> Thanks,Liam.
> Glad to be of service.
Which, seeing that good,fast & cheap have been discussed (or cussed)
lately, I'll point out that brother, despite not being cups compatible OOTB,
is still a good deal for me. They have 2 printers I use regularly, the 
hll2320
black and white laser that's fairly fast at 22 pages a minute, medium cheap
and long life. And an old now out of production MFC-J6920dw ink squirter
that's medium priced, does an excellent job on glossy color paper at about
3 pages a minute, does letter sized copy paper in duplex at around 10 pages
a minute and handles paper up to tabloid in both the printer and
its top mounted scanner with an auto document feeder that even handles
tabloid.

They both need brothers drivers, made to run with cups. (or xsane). But
they have an installer script that you can run, give it the model #, and
it will download and install, the latest drivers for that printer.

That is what I'd call excellent factory support. I've dealt with several 
others
in the past but when a decade old brother hl2120 died after flawlessly 
doing about
35 reams of paper with 3 toner's, I walked on by quite a selection of new
stuff and plugged the card in to buy its successor, which had risen 
about 10
bucks, but had grown duplexing ability. I have little doubt that it will
outlast me. I've made the reaper blink first several times but I'm also 
87 now.

Take care and stay well, Liam.

Cheers, Gene Heskett.
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