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Printer Drivers (PCL5, PCL6 or Post Script)

Hello and thank you for your time and expertise.

We have a new server 2008 r2 (25 users).
The server will be a print server amongst other things.
The site has many network printers. It's a 50/50 mix of HP and Dell and one large Kyocera.

My question is. What drivers should I be installing PCL5, PCL6 or Post Script.
I'm leaning towards either PCL5 or PCL6.
The workstations are a mix of Vista Biz x86 and Win7 Pro x64

What is the difference between using one vs. other?

Many thanks in advance.

`Milosz,

Kent Dyer

If you are running any Citrix as published Applications, you will want PCL4 (if memory serves).. I would have to assume these would be similar for VMWare, RDP, etc.

HTH,

Kent

Aaron Tomosky

My rule is this: postscript is adobe, so if you have a bunch of photoshoppy, in design, etc... People then use that. If you are an all ms office place, go pcl. We are a good mix and I went postscript and everything is happy both pc and Mac, ms and adobe.

loshdog

ASKER

Hello all and thank you for your responses.

The environment is MS (No citrix or VM. Very little RDP. There is a mix of 64bit and 32 bit Windows OS's. Not sure if this makes a difference or not.
I agree with the PCL route. But which should I go with? PCL5 or PCL6?
In the past I went w/ PCL5. That's was what my mentros went with. I never questioned and just went with it.

Thank you again.

~Milosz,

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loshdog

ASKER

Thank you very much. I will go with PCL6 since there are no 03' or XP' machines in the environment.

Thank you again and happy new year...