On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 9:37 AM, Chris Wood <ch...@tincreek.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 8:35 PM, Michael Lovell <toelov...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > My printer (a mid-range HP all-in-one) just decided to give up the ghost > > after about 5 years and less than a ream of pages printed. Does anyone > have > > any recommendations for a printer that works easily from Linux, > preferably > > has a wired network interface, under a couple hundred dollars, and > doesn't > > completely suck? I don't think there exists a printer that doesn't suck > but > > hopefully there are some with a minimal amount. I don't do a lot of > > printing, usually months between pages, but would like it to last for > more > > than a couple years. Any recommendations? > > Unless you buy a bigger HP (business grade), the quality seems to have > gone downhill. The last HP color laser I bought for work for about > $800 was a disappointment. I have a Brother laser that I have really > liked and my parents have a couple of the smaller Brother laser > printers and they seem decent. > +1 on the Brother units. I've got a DC7020 that's about 10 years old. Replacement toner (TN350) is about $10. Newer Brother MFC units that I've purchased recently work well too. http://www.brother-usa.com/mfc/Small_Medium_Business_Multifunction/#.Uxn7YfldV8E I've also purchased a couple of Samsung CLP 325w inexpensive color laser units for people I help on occasion. Replace all four color laser toner was $100. Works well with Linux via wired or wireless. I wish I had picked up a color laser. I thought I would use my > inkjet, but as others have mentioned if you don't use them frequently > they clog up. > I wouldn't recommend any inkjet to my ex-mother-in-law (if I had one). > > -- > Chris Wood > -=-=-=-=-=-=- > Joel /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
