OT: solid, linux-friendly color laser printer

[Jason Hayes]

Thanks to all for the comments and helpful hints on color lasers.

I went with the Brother MFC-9320CW. I like that Brother appears to be ready 
for linux and Mac systems and this printer is getting good reviews. 
(Networkable, wireless ready, affordable toner, easy setup)

I'll be interested to see how the LED technology works (as opposed to laser). 
It is supposed to produce good quality text and not-quite photo quality 
graphics.

Thanks again.
Jason Hayes


On Wednesday 11 August 2010 07:56:39 pm Kurt Granroth wrote:
> On 8/11/10 5:22 PM, Jason Hayes wrote:
> > Looking to pick up a sub $500 all-in-one color laser printer
> > (print/scan/copy/fax). Anyone out there have any suggestions?
> >
> >   - Compatible with Linux always a plus (currently using Kubuntu 9.10 -
> > planning to upgrade to 10.04 in a few months)
> > - wireless would be nice, but isn't essential
> > - network ready
> > - low cost toner replacement is big too
> >
> > Have read good reviews so far on HP CM1312nfi and the Brother MFC-9320CW
> > and Staples has both on sale right now.
> 
> Brother has typically had good Linux compatibility.  I have  Brother
> MFC-9420CN that has worked 100% in Linux "out of the box".  It's also
> rock-solid.  I actually dropped the printer from a distance of 3 or 4
> feet and all 40-50 or so pounds of it came crashing to the floor!  Some
> of the plastic bits snapped, but the machine itself showed no ill
> effects.  Everything still worked perfectly.  Amazing!
> 
> Still... dunno that I'd get a color laser again.  It's just too
> ponderous.  It takes a good minute or so to get going and makes quite
> the racket while doing so.  Sure, it can print quite a few pages per
> minute once you get going... but if you only want to print off 1 page,
> it's pretty inconvenient to have to wait so long for that page.  Also,
> it sucks down electricity like you wouldn't believe.  If you don't have
> it on its own circuit, then it'll rob the power from everything else on
> the circuit.  Lights dim; UPSes beep; computers falter; stuff like that.
> 
> So my next printer is going to be an all-in-one wireless auto-duplex ink
> jet.
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