OS Performance

[Brian Kelsay]

See the following link:
http://www.linuxprinting.org/printer_list.cgi?make=Xerox

Brian Kelsay

----- Original Message -----
From: "zscoundrel" <zscoundrel at kc.rr.com>
To: "Jonathan Hutchins" <hutchins at opus1.com>
Cc: "'Jeremy Fowler'" <jfowler at westrope.com>; <kclug at kclug.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: OS Performance

> I would like to see some real world comparisons.  End-to-end
comparisons
> of real tasks like opening spreadsheets, calculating data and
> spell-checking a 300 word letter.  The kinds of tasks a real person
might
> encounter in the course of a real day.  Oh, some timing on web surfing
> might be good too.  I know my free cell works better and faster on
Linux
> than it does on my wife's identical 'doze 98 machine, and I have far
> fewer lock-ups, but as far as surfing or anything else, it is too
close
> to call.
>
> One comparison I can see right off is the availability of drivers for
> hardware.  EVERY time I buy some hardware without checking to see of
it
> is compatible, I regret it.  Xerox seams to be the worst.  Customer
> service does not return Email or phone messages when you tell them you
> have Linux.  I guess they only consider  'doze customers to be real
> customers.
>
> Anybody know if there are Linux drivers for the Xerox m750 workcentre?
> I have looked and looked, but haven't found anything yet.  I would
just
> write it off and buy another printer, but I can't afford it right now,
> and the old HP I had been using is shot.
>