[GRLUG] Cheap laser printer

[Scott Zahn]

How is the energy usage?  My LaserJet 4 uses 30 watts in standby mode :(
Also, post here the second you find out if your printer truly supports postscript.  I've
been looking for a laser printer for my dad's machine and this model might fit the bill.

On Wed, August 9, 2006 02:01, Timothy Schmidt wrote:
> Szymon Machajewski wrote:
>> Thanks for the info.  I'll take a look at one.
>
> No problem.  Hardware shopping with a long list of requirements can be
> difficult, especially when low cost is one of them.  I spent about 2
> days deciding on a printer model to replace my aging (built in 1985!) HP
> Laserjet IIISi and somewhat less aged and less capable HP Laserjet 6MP.
>
> I've had the HL-2070N in my possession now for a few days. I've only
> tested network printing using LPD queues over TCP/IP with the hl1250
> driver at the highest supported resolution (1200x600 DPI).  The
> combination works excellently, with essentially no setup (assigning an
> IP to the printer, selecting the appropriate queue).  The printer claims
> Postscript as well as PCL6 support as well, although I have yet to test it.
>
> I've got a small pages up at:
> http://narrow-band.net/index.php/Brother_HL-2070N_Laser_Printer to keep
> notes on the printer.  It's linked to from the linuxprinting.org entry
> as well.
>
> So far, I'm really happy with it.  It's fast (although it doesn't seem
> quite as fast as my IIISi - but it's really close).  The real-world
> controls (4 LEDs and a single button) leave something to be desired, and
> the web interface isn't the most intuitively constructed.  That said, it
> has every feature I've ever needed in a laser printer and a whole lot
> more (it can email error messages, groks mDNS, apparently has some
> SNMP-ability, and a ton of tunable knobs like sleep time, etc).  It's a
> great deal for the money.
>
> Let me know if you have any questions.
>
> --tim
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