Occasional printing, and supply problems

Matt Graham mhgraham at crow202.org
Sun Feb 7 14:25:32 MST 2021


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.

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