Existing users, 
HP LaserJet Monochrome
driver for several LaserJet printers
Version: 5.5.2.051
Be It Fish or Fowl?
Feedback Type: Commentary
Contributed by: Graylin Friday, January 20 2006 @ 03:56 PM PST
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: 6-12 months
Recommend Product: YES
In the Windows World you have a choice of PCL 5e or 6 plus Postscript. Here in the Mac hinterland we have "Monochrome." I've tried to find out what flavor driver this is, but to no avail. Anyone out there know how HP classifies this thing? Thanks for the help. By the way, it works just fine with 10.3.9. I'm a poet...
Be It Fish or Fowl? - -=Someone=-
HP's traditional Mac drivers used Postscript, which is much cleaner and precise than PCL 5 or 6 especially for color printing.You need to check on the capabilities of the printer itself to see which language it supports. The low-end HP printers do not have Postscript as an option. For example, the Color LaserJet 3600 uses PDL instead.
If you want true Postscript support, you need to look at the specs carefully before purchasing and that is what the Mac drivers will use presumably use by default.
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