[colug-432] Lazer Printer

Joshua Kramer joskra42.list at gmail.com
Sun Nov 8 18:35:44 EST 2015


A while back I picked up a Dell B1160W from MicroCenter for $60.  They
don't have them any longer, but an Amazon has one for about $90
(that's including shipping).  You can get aftermarket toner cartridges
for $20.  It uses USB and Wireless, and Linux (CentOS 6/7) likes it
just fine.

On Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 1:34 PM, Donald Tillman <don at ltillman.net> wrote:
> Brother works well too. I just connect the printer via USB or network. If
> you go the network route, just set up a static IP for the printer and then
> use that IP address when you set up the printer for Linux/BSD.
>
> On Nov 7, 2015, at 10:45 PM, Dennis Shimer <dshimer at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I love HP for Linux printing but I have also had really good results with
> two cheap network mono lasers from Samsung on Ubuntu.  This is the last one
> I got, my boss has been using it for months with no complaints.  I can't
> remember 100% but I may have done the initial setup via a wired network
> connection but I don't remember if it was necessary or just what I did.
>
> http://www.microcenter.com/product/433579/Xpress_M2835DW_Mono_Laser_Printer
>
> On Sat, Nov 7, 2015 at 7:58 PM, tom <thomas.w.cranston at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Any recommendations for monochrome, lazer printer for printing letter
>> size. I saw a HP one at Amazon:
>>
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/HP-LaserJet-Monochrome-CE658A-BGJ/dp/B00847UWUE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1446943241&sr=8-3&keywords=Hp+Laser+Printers.
>>
>> My neighbor needs to print a lot of letter letter size. Wireless would
>> be good. I lean towards HP as my Ancient HP lazerJet 1100 is still
>> tooling along quite nicely. While I am at it I notice there is a
>> centronics/USB device that can connect my LazerJet to my laptops USB
>> ports. Is there a device I could use to connect to that printer
>> wirelessly? No USB on it. I am thinking wireless/centronics.
>>
>> Tom
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