[clue] Color linux laser printer recommendation?

Mike mikedawg at gmail.com
Wed Oct 15 12:12:06 MDT 2014


>    1. Color linux laser printer recommendation? (Andrew Diederich)
>    2. Re: Color linux laser printer recommendation? (Quentin Hartman)
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> Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 17:26:31 -0600
> From: Andrew Diederich <andrewdied at gmail.com>
> Subject: [clue] Color linux laser printer recommendation?
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> I'm leaning on replacing my Brother HL-5250DN black and white laser printer
> with a color printer. The Brother did ok, but never quite bonded with
> linux. Even though Brother sported a linux driver, it has some
> well-documented choking on graphics. Does anyone have a color laser printer
> they've enjoyed? Duplex is a must, wireless would be extremely nice.
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> Andrew Diederich
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> Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 17:49:33 -0600
> From: Quentin Hartman <qhartman at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [clue] Color linux laser printer recommendation?
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> I've had good luck with most of the higher-end Dell printers. Even if they
> lack explicit Linux support, their postscript stack is usually good enough
> that it kinda "Just Works". In particular the MFP 3115n and 2155cdn. I'm
> not sure if those models are current, but if not, their successors would be
> worth investigating. At home I own a Samsung CLP-315w, which as I recall
> was under $100, and it too has served me well.
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> QH
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> On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 5:26 PM, Andrew Diederich <andrewdied at gmail.com>
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>> I'm leaning on replacing my Brother HL-5250DN black and white laser
>> printer with a color printer. The Brother did ok, but never quite bonded
>> with linux. Even though Brother sported a linux driver, it has some
>> well-documented choking on graphics. Does anyone have a color laser printer
>> they've enjoyed? Duplex is a must, wireless would be extremely nice.
>>
>> --
>> Andrew Diederich
>> andrewdied at gmail.com

I've been very happy with my Samsung CLP-315, however, I don't know if
it is still manufactured.

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Mike


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