[GRLUG] Need to buy printer

David Pembrook david at pembrook.net
Mon Jan 26 14:06:13 EST 2009


ditto on the brother printer! I've had a couple of them between work and 
home and there is nothing cheaper per page than a good monochrome laser.

Actually I have a used MFC-8300 that I could part with. I don't need the 
fax/scanner and have an hp 6L on my desk I love. Contact off list if 
interested.

Matthew Whitaker wrote:
> I have a brother laser printer (monochrome) that I love.  It's small, 
> has a great power saving mode, and prints perfectly from both windows 
> and linux.  I think you can pick up a similar one (the model I have is 
> no longer for sale) for about $70 on sale.
>
> Newegg has it right now for $60 with free shipping: 
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16828113290
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 12:52 PM, <topher at wcsg.org 
> <mailto:topher at wcsg.org>> wrote:
>
>     My turn to ask.  :)  I haven't owned a printer for years, and
>     never felt
>     the lack.  Apparently my wife needs one now though.  It'll be
>     plugged into
>     my kids windows desktop, but I want to be able to print to it from my
>     Linux laptop.  I'm assuming I can share it out in wnidows and mount it
>     with CUPS or something.  I also want some for <$100.
>
>     Anyone have a favorite printer that fits that?
>
>     Topher
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