Reliable network printing

[dhml at comcast.net (David Hummel)]

On Mon, Jan 23, 2006 at 09:46:24PM -0500, Ward Vandewege wrote:
> 
> On Mon, Jan 23, 2006 at 08:56:43PM -0500, Christoph wrote:
> > 2) do any of you have a reliable/recommended print solution (good
> > driver support + minimal manual queue maintenance) for home office
> > with roughly 5 work stations?
> 
> Go for a network printer. Has all sorts of advantages. Reliability is
> one; no need for a PC to be always on to be a print server is another.
> 
> I got a Brother HL-2070N a while back, which is $159 at Newegg:
> 
>   http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16828113165
> 
> Oh, yeah, and it does postscript, so it works perfectly from Linux and
> OS X.

No PostScript emulation on the HL-2070N (PCL6, IBM Proprinter, Epson
FX).  Check out the HL-5250DN for PostScript.  A bit more expensive but
still reasonable, and it does duplex too.

http://www.brother-usa.com/printer/printer_detail_AREA=PRINTER_1&PRODUCTID=HL5250DN.aspx