All-in-one laser printer recommendation

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

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