[plug] Linux friendly Laser printers

Rob Davies rob at rjdarts.com
Sat May 28 14:46:39 WST 2005


Yep second this printer, works as a laser printer for my studio/home  
network Mac, Win and Linux runs through CUPS on a local only FTP &  
Mail server running Debian Sarge.

On 28/05/2005, at 2:01 PM, Quintin Lette wrote:

> we have a brother hl-1430 that works great in Linux
>
> cost was $200ish at officeworks
>
> does 14pages /minute and haven't had a problem yet. Installation was
> simple and SuSE 9.2 had the ppd.
>
> I don't know about toner life, we are still on the first toner, and
> although it doesn't have ethernet we just share it off one of the pcs
> (with cups)
>
>
> On 5/28/05, garry <garbuck at westnet.com.au> wrote:
>
>> Dion wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Hi pluggers.
>>>
>>> I am in the market for a cheap (student kind of cheap) monochrome
>>> laser printer.
>>> I am seeking feedback / impressions from fellow pluggers.
>>>
>>> My main needs are:
>>> well behaved with linux.
>>> ethernet support built in if possible.
>>> good toner cartridge longevity.
>>> low price.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I have a Kyocera FS1010N.
>>
>> It does around 3000-4000 pages per cartridge [cost is ~$100]. I  
>> can't be
>> more specific because I still haven't replaced it. But I've used ~33%
>> and around 1800 pages.
>>
>> It is supported by CUPS. Just get the PPD file.
>>
>> Costs around $400 these days.
>>
>> HTH
>>
>> Garry
>> 8^)===
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Cheers!

Rob Davies
rob at rjdarts.com
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"Just take your applications and stick them in and see if they run  
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