Bill Campbell wrote:
On Tue, Dec 03, 2013, Ned Slider wrote:
I'd really appreciate some recommendations for colour laser printers for use with CentOS. It's for light home use with CentOS 5 and CentOS 6 systems.
Must have:
- Colour. Quality not that important as mainly for kids school project
type of stuff. 2. Ethernet connectivity - want something I can plug into the network 3. Cheap running costs - don't want to be spending a fortune on toner 4. Linux support
I have very little experience with printing on Linux. I'm assuming I want a laser with Postscript and/or PCL emulation, and Linux driver support (still not sure exactly what I should be looking for here).
Top of my very short list at present is:
Brother HL-4140CN at £167
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Brother-HL4140CN-Network-Colour-Printer/dp/B0047753F...
I'd appreciate any other recommendations people might have.
First off I would stay away from HP printers. As others have said, they used to make quality products (I have an HP 4M+ that's been going since November 1995), but the current ones aren't very good. I bought a new CP2025DN which worked nicely until my wife managed to break something in the duplexer while loading paper, and HP wouldn't sell the parts to the shop to repair it. The 4 toner cartridges also cost over $100USD each.
<snip> Our CP 3525dn's, the first of which showed up around '10, are reliable workhorses. BUT: I do *NOT* buy OEM toner cartridges. Get replacement compatibles online - they're half to a third the cost, and I've only had one or two be defective (out of dozens).*
My LJ1018, bought in '08, is small, cute, and reliable. No problems (I didn't say anything, this isn't hubris....)<g>
mark
* And the next person who announces that everyone who works for the US fed gov't as an employee or contractor is free with tax money, I have one of two defective ones sitting around that I'd like to shove down his throat.