Re: All-in-one laser printer recommendation
On Sat, 2014-03-15 at 10:52 -0400, Fred Smith wrote:
On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 01:45:31PM +0000, Patrick O'Callaghan
wrote:
> I'm on the lookout for a reliable all-in-one mono laser printer to use
> under Fedora. Must be networked, preferably wireless, and both print
> and scan functions must be supported with standard tools (CUPS etc.)
>
> The Samsung Xpress M2070W looks like a good all-rounder but I'm
> unsure about Linux support. Google seems to show a variety of
> opinions.
>
> Anyone have one of these beasties, or have an alternative to recommend?
>
> poc
I'm using a Brother DCP7065DN at home, and it seems to work well with
Linux, BUT you have to use Brother's drivers for it. The driver recommended
by the RH printer tool didn't work for me.
I've printed to it from Centos 6.5, Fedora 19, and Fedora 20, so far.
I've used the scanner portion only from Centos, so far, where it did
work.
this model offers printer duplexing, but no FAX. Which is fine with
me, I'd rather save paper than have a FAX that I might use once
over the lifetime of the device. There is a similar-looking model
(MFC7360N) with FAX but no duplexing, should you need FAX.
I'm considering Brother as well. I don't care about FAX, though not
having wireless networking would be a point against. I'll check them out
and see if they have a wireless version.
poc