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On 09/24/12 00:34, James wrote: |
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>Hello, |
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>I've mostly had HP printers over the years. |
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>I have a HP officejet 8500 that is just cannot not do |
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>everything I need. I have googled for hours |
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>and only found what I like, in a Brother printer |
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>(Brother MFC-J6710DW Inkjet All-in-One Printer) |
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>I have never owned a brother printers....so |
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>1. Does it work well with CUPS/linux? |
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>2. Are they reliable for a small workgroup? |
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>3. Are the color cartridges reasonable priced? |
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>Here is what my needs are: |
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>dual trays (letter size and 11"x 17") |
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>prints envelops easily (#10 mostly) |
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>dual sided printing |
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>color |
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>less than 500.00 and reliable for small quantity. |
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>Any suggestions? It must work well with Cups over ethernet |
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>as well as with winblows (7 and 8)..... |
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>thoughts? |
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>James |
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I'm using brother B/W laser printers and all I can say is that Brother have "CRAPPY" printer drivers. |
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Here is one of my experiences: |
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http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-909052-highlight-brother.html |
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No, duplex does not work correctly with Brother printer divers on Linux. |
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Joseph |