買咗新Printer Brother DCP-T820DW,同講下Driverless打印同連供。

Posted on Sun, Oct 24, 2021 隨筆

買咗新printer。

提提大家,如果你嘅printer寫支援AirPrint,很大機會支援IPP打印,即使話係Linux上除咗真係下載驅動程式外,很大機會亦可以經由安裝Avahi,以Driverless+Wireless方式列印。基本上AirPrint支援嘅都會支援(雙面啊/彩色啊/切割之類)。

Avahi

From Wikipedia:Avahi (software): Avahi is a free Zero-configuration networking (zeroconf) implementation, including a system for multicast DNS/DNS-SD service discovery. It allows programs to publish and discover services and hosts running on a local network with no specific configuration. For example you can plug into a network and instantly find printers to print to, files to look at and people to talk to.

而當中使用嘅係IPP Everywhere 嘅通用打印協議同Driver,大家亦可以瞭解一下:

IPP Everywhere™

Today's IPP printers offer state-of-the-art printing capabilities, output quality, and ease of use without the need to download and install driver software or configure print queues. Features: Printer discovery, full range of print media, 2-sided printing, photo printing, finishers (stapling, punching, folding, etc.), and more!

彩色打印、雙面打印、Wireless打印、通用Driver、連供墨。主要訴求係呢啲。

而連供墨其實就喺唔係用死墨盒而係自己倒墨,會貴過墨盒機(同樣配置),不過如果長用一定會比較抵(啲錢其實只係墨盒耗材加返),而且連供都喺啲business ready嘅打印機,打印速度同啲細機會爭幾遠下,如果有位置又會常用嘅,真心建議買連供墨,年中慳唔少。