[Novalug] Linux-friendliness of printer manufacturers?

[John Franklin]

Linuxprinting.org (redirects to Linux Foundation) has a good database  
[1] of printers and rates how Linux Friendly they are.

For the record, I bought a Brother HL 2170W b/g wireless mono laser  
about a year ago.  Had I bothered with the rebate, it would have cost  
me $99.  Works fine with all the linux and mac machines in the house.   
For the flexibility of putting the printer anywhere, I highly  
recommend getting one with wireless built in.

jf

[1] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/Database/DatabaseIntro

On Oct 6, 2009, at 2:43 PM, Joshua Newton wrote:

> My Samsung printer (ML-2250) has, unsurprisingly, died-- the USB- 
> client
> gadgetry appears to have eaten part of itself --and it's time for a
> (cheap, mono) laser printer.  Due to significant budget constraints,  
> I'm
> pretty much looking at:
>
> *) A similar Samsung with passing-reasonable reviews on NewEgg what  
> eats
> the same toner carts (I still have two, and they cost big $$$)
> *) An HP, on the theory that a company that actively supports
> development on http://hplipopensource.com/ can't be *all* bad
> *) A Brother, because I keep seeing buckets of Linuxy utilities and
> doodads and such for Brother devices
>
> I suppose I'm mostly asking whether my OfficeJet experience last night
> (mostly positive, but net-scan appears broken) is reasonably universal
> and I'm quite safe in buying a (non-MFC) LaserJet, and whether Brother
> support (first-party or third-party) really is pretty good.
>
> ...also, if anyone knows of a Linux-friendly breakthru in low-cost
> colour laser >= 1200x1200dpi-true, that would be (welcome) news to me.
> :D
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