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On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 7:12 PM Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Howdy, |
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> I'm looking at printers. ... This is the model. |
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> Brother HL-L3270CDW |
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Looking at the specs for that Brother printer (I don't know why you linked |
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to the openprinting.org page for a Lexmark printer) it seems to have the |
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most important aspect for Linux compatibility - PCL6 emulation (PostScript |
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would also work, but you want to avoid anything that doesn't have one of |
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those two). It also has normal port 9100 network connectivity, so it should |
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work just fine under Linux for B/W. I can't find anything in the |
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Openprinting database for that specific Brother printer, some of the other |
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entries for Brother printers say you need a proprietary driver to get color |
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out of them. The entry for the *HL-3170* says it works perfectly but gives |
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no details. So I'd be a little wary going in. |
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As for duty cycle, 30,000 pages/month is the same that my old |
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built-like-a-tank HP Laserjet 4Mp had, so I wouldn't worry about it. Note |
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that the printer is going to come with "starter cartridges" that are only |
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good for about 1000 pages, and that the drum is also a consumable that |
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needs replacing after 18,000 pages. But 18,000 pages is a lot. |
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Manuel A. McLure WW1FA <manuel@××××××.org> <http://www.mclure.org> |
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...for in Ulthar, according to an ancient and significant law, |
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no man may kill a cat. -- H.P. Lovecraft |