On Wednesday 02 February 2005 08:32 am, Carroll Grigsby wrote:
> My old Brother HL-1040 laser printer has bit the dust after six years of
> faithful service. It _might_ be possible to get it working again with a new
> drum unit, but those cost more ($175 US!) than a replacement printer. I'm
> planning on replacing it with a Brother HL-2040, another inexpensive laser
> printer. Linuxprinting.org says that the new printer is Linux compatible.
>
> I have two questions for the list:
>
> 1. Has anyone had any experience with the HL-2040?
>
> 2. The new printer offers both USB 2.0 and parallel ports. Is there any
> reason to go the USB route? My inclination is to stay with parallel because
> (a) I'm down to one USB port and (b) I don't have to buy a USB cable.
I have been using the Samsung ML4500 for 3 years now no trouble (only paid
$99.00 fot it too ;D
>
> Regards,
> -- cmg
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