[oclug] laser printers and Linux

[Milan Budimirovic]

Greg Sarsons wrote:
> 
> It looks like my trusty old HP4L is giving up the ghost after 8 years of
> reliable service.  I think the fuser is going.  I'm looking for
> suggestions on a new laser in the $500 range.  Has anyone tried the
> Brother printers?  See a Brother HL 1250 at Future shop for $589 that
> has better numbers than HPs  LJ1100.
> 
> Greg
> --

Hi folks. I'm back on the list after a brief hiatus (been very busy).

I have a Brothe HL-760 that's 4 years old now and works quite well under
Linux. It uses PCL 5e, which is very well supported. The newer 1260
apparently has a PostScript option, and is highly recommended at
linuxprinting.org.

Two weeks ago I decided I wanted a color printer and bought an Epson
Stylus Color 980. Works reasonably well with the CUPS driver (excellent
print quality; a bit finnicky, though). Good SOHO unit.