Printer ownership is a lot like boat ownership. Over the period of a year, it's usually cheaper just to rent a boat for the days you're actually going to use it. For odd print jobs, you can always print to OfficeMax/CopyMax and go pick it up later. *Daniel P. Stasinski* daniel@GenericInbox.com I 💛✞ On Sun, Feb 7, 2021 at 2:15 PM Matt Graham via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > I occasionally need to print things. Like "every 6 months or so". I > had an old Samsung CLP-315 that worked very well, but it's dead, and > nothing I have tried (Doze10, OS X, removing and reseating all > user-servicable parts) has been able to get it to work again. > > So: What do you all do for occasional printing? Inkjets dry up when > not used often, so I disregarded inkjets. I looked at B&W laser > printers on Amazon and Tiger Direct. The Brother HL-L2300D is listed on > openprinting.org as "working perfectly"[0], but for the last week, it's > been "temporarily out of stock". Other models of Brother, Lexmark, and > Canon printers that are listed on Amazon and Tiger Direct are A) > "temporarily out of stock" if they are listed on openprinting.org B) not > listed at all on openprinting.org and therefore probably paperweights. > > Ordinarily in this situation, I'd print the 15-20 pages I need to print > at the office. The office is not really an option; I have no idea when > it'll be open again. Thoughts? Suggestions? Howls of pain? > > [0] Binary-only i386 printer filter required, but this is not a huge > problem for me. > > -- > Crow202 Blog: http://crow202.org/wordpress > There is no Darkness in Eternity > But only Light too dim for us to see. > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss