[GRLUG] want to buy a B&W printer

[Michael Mol]

It's one of those things that Just Works when you plug it into Ubuntu;
what's not to love? :P

Actually, for me, it's a funny story. About a year and a half ago, I
needed a cheap laser printer to take with me to a roleplay session,
for printing character sheets. I went to Office Depot, looked at the
printers and prices, and grabbed the one that seemed most appropriate.
Worked fine. I left that printer at the roleplay site for several
months.

About a year ago, I needed a cheap printer for home, so I went to
Office Depot, looked at the printers and prices, and grabbed the one
that seemed the most appropriate. I didn't really remember anything
about what type of printer I'd bought previously, beyond knowing that
it was a laser printer.

Some time later, I retrieved the earlier laser printer. That's when I
discovered I had two Brothers, an HL-2040 and and HL-2140, and both
worked perfectly using the same driver. Quite convenient.

On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 10:50 AM, Ben Rousch <brousch at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm kind of surprised by all of the Brother(ly) love on here. About 8
> years ago we had a Brother laser printer at work. It was such an
> incredible POS that I swore never to buy another one. It's been all HP
> and Canon and happiness since then.
>
> On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Josh Yavor <josh at ya4.us> wrote:
>> I tend to use Brother laser printers because they have great Linux support
>> with new drivers rolling out frequently. I've had great luck with the
>> HL-2040 and HL-2170W models.
>>
>> http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public_s/id/linux/en/index.html
>>
>> Josh
>>
>>
>>
>> On 08/09/2011 10:11 AM, Bob Kline wrote:
>>
>> Way too tired of the color inkjet printers
>> with the all too expensive cartridges.
>> I'd like to get a unit that only does B&W.
>> Now I know that manufacturers mostly
>> build the printers to sell the cartridges, so
>> I don't necessarily expect them to make
>> it easy for me.
>> Anyone know of such a unit?  One preferably
>> with a large ink tank or cartridge?
>> This is a home unit, so cost is an object.
>>    -- Bob
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