michael hast wrote:
> William Coulter wrote:
>> I am thinking about getting a Brother laser printer but I wanted to
>> hear from the linux community.
>> I would set it up in a small home network kinda setting. Does any
>> one have expierence with this
>> setting? Does any one have anything good to say about Brother or are
>> they just bad news? I am
>> looking at the HL-5250dn or the HL-2070n.
>> Thanks for your help.
>> William
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> Although I have no personal experience with Brothers, when I was
> shopping laser printers, I did my homework and asked around. The
> printer technician that comes to the office to wrench on our machines
> told me that HP, Lexmark and a few others of the major brands are the
> way to go. He told me that whatever I got, to stay away from Brothers.
> Apparently, they make a cheap printer. That's their specialty. I was
> told that the supplies are nearly impossible to rebuild properly and
> that the printer itself is prone to breaking. Since that's third-party
> testimonial, please take it with a grain of salt, but that's one of the
> primary reasons that I wound up with an HP. He told me that they are
> nearly indestructible and that they are also very serviceable if
> anything does go wrong. Anyway, I hope that helps some. My HP has been
> wonderful so far.
>
Also *always* check linuxprinting.org for Linux compatibility with your
specific printer model.
Paul
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