[COLUG] duplex postscript laser printer

[Brian Miller]

Dave wrote:
> 
> I'm looking for a duplex laser printer that can directly handle 
> postscript printing. I've never done duplex printing on a Linux machine, 
> but on my Mac, I click a box for duplex in the print dialog for the HP 
> Laser Jet 1320 I have at work.
> 
> The main thing duplex printing is needed is for printing a web page - 
> want to avoid using two sheets of paper since a web page that is often 
> printed takes just over a page.
> 
> Does anyone have experience with this one?
> 
> http://openprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-LaserJet_P2015D
> 
> Basically I need it to print duplex from Firefox and also directly 
> handle printing postscript files.
> 
I don't have any direct experience with that printer, but I've used a 
number of HP printers, with duplexing and postscript drivers, under 
Linux.  HP printers by default use the PCL language, but many of them 
(especially lasers) also support postscript.

However, I have seen some HP printers where the Linux driver does not 
seem to support duplexing, even though the printer itself does.  I would 
find out what driver the printer uses, make sure there is a postscript 
option, and see if there is a duplexing option in it.