On Sun, 2014-03-16 at 05:03 +0000, Juan R. de Silva wrote:
On Sat, 15 Mar 2014 13:45:31 +0000, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> I'm on the lookout for a reliable all-in-one mono laser printer to use
> under Fedora. Must be networked, preferably wireless, and both print and
> scan functions must be supported with standard tools (CUPS etc.)
>
> The Samsung Xpress M2070W looks like a good all-rounder but I'm unsure
> about Linux support. Google seems to show a variety of opinions.
>
> Anyone have one of these beasties, or have an alternative to recommend?
>
> poc
Mine is Brother MFC-7460DN. It has everything you listed, except it is
not wireless. Works for me as a charm for last couple of years under
different versions of Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, OpenSUSE. The unit itself
is very well build one. Yes, you need to use Brother's drivers for it.
But what's the problem with it, if they are always available and easy to
install?
You can easily find a unit with wireless, if it it important for you.
I've paid for mine on sale $149 and very happy with it.
Not so easy in fact. Most manufacturers make you select 2 out of {laser,
all-in-one, wireless} at least in a reasonable price range. Looks like a
marketing opportunity to me.
If I decide to forgo wireless I might take the Brother DCP7055. My
brother (I know :-) actually has one and recommends it, though he's a
Mac user and doesn't know about Linux compatibility.
I'm keen on wireless mainly because my router has no spare ports, but of
course there are solutions to that including a USB connection (the
printer will be physically close to the workstation).
Somebody asked, what you would do, if a power supply dies. Well for
the
money I've paid, the answer would be a simple one:"I would through it
away and buy another one."
Agreed.
However I do not think you should worry about
the case. I used Cannon and HP before. Brother surpasses them in quality
at any time.
That's good to know.
poc