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What laser printers do you like?



On Wed, Jul 12, 2006 at 12:40:09AM -0400, David Kramer wrote:
> I've got a DEC LN-17 laser printer I want to replace (I'm gonna sell it
> at the MIT Flea this Sunday).  I'm looking for another Linux-friendly
> laser printer, possibly with a network jack.  Speed is not important,
> but linux-friendly and fairly reliable are.  Toner replacement cost is a
> minor factor.  I would like to spend $100-$250, with that higher end
> having to really be worth it.
> 
> My research so far has shown that many printers in that price range,
> especially the smaller ones, tend to curl the pages, which would suck,
> and have a fairly high DOA (or within two months) rate.  Why is this so
> hard?

I'm very happy with my Brother HL-2070N. I think it goes for about $140, and
Brother provides CUPS ppd files. Even as a .deb IIRC!

Ward.

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