[Nottingham] printer recommend for Linux?

[Neal Ponton]

I had a cheap Brother laser not so long ago. The HL 1112. It was on offer for 
~£40, which is bottom of the barrel for a laser. Anyway, I got it functioning 
with CUPS in lubuntu but then the cartridge ran out prematurely and the cheap 
replacement cartridge I got from Amazon caused the printer to start groaning 
and the motor to stall. The printer and unused cartridges went the way of 
Beeston recycling centre when I moved. 
I think the CUPS driver I used was a generic workaround, but it did work for 
a few prints (Bitcoin paper wallets) before mechanical failure. 
This has ended up more a warning against stupidly cheap lasers. :) 
Neal. 


4. Jun 2016 22:18 by nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk:


> I've never had problems with HP LaserJet printers over the network 
> interface - but I've never used USB printing.
> My most recent printer purchase was a Samsung C1810 which works immediately 
> on Windows and Mac, and only took adding a (non-free binary blob) Ubuntu 
> PPA to make it work on Debian so if you're ok with that, it will work fine 
> on Ubuntu. As will most recent Samsungs.
> The Samsung driver supports a very large number of Samsung printers.
> -Michael
>
>  
> On Sat, Jun 4, 2016 at 1:22 PM, david--- via Nottingham <> 
> nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk> > wrote:
>
>> On 04/06/16 19:35, Neal Ponton via Nottingham wrote:
>> > I'd like to know this, too.
>> >
>> > I dislike printers so much I prefer to drive to my mother's to print 
>> something out rather
>> > than own one myself.
>> >
>> > Neal.
>> >
>> >
>> > 4. Jun 2016 19:23 by >> nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk>>  <mailto:>> 
>> nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk>> >:
>> >
>> >     Hi all,
>> >
>> >     Sadly my trusty Canon printer has finally broken down (error message 
>> -
>> >     call service centre!)
>> >
>> >     Anyone recommend a printer not too costly (I am pensioner now!) that
>> >     will work with Ubuntu?
>> >
>> >     Cheers,
>> >
>> >     Godfrey
>> >
>> >
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>> Godfrey,
>>
>> I don't recommend any Brother printers - they don't recognise any Linux 
>> USB device you plug
>> in - all Windows. The DCP range of printers are a pain in the arse - even 
>> though Brother
>> provide wireless drivers for Linux - LUbuntu - hmmm.......... your Brother 
>> will not connect
>> to your router.
>>
>> HP are ok Brother not ok
>>
>> David
>>
>>
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