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On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 10:01 AM, Joseph <syscon780@×××××.com> wrote: |
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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 |
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> "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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I'm using a Brother HL-2050 and a Brother HL-2150, and I love them |
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both. I haven't done anything with duplex, though (I don't have a |
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duplexer unit). |
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My last job had a SAMSUNG color laser printer that worked beautifully |
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with Linux. CLP-215 or CLP-315, I think. |
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