Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!selfless.tophat.at!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: ray Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.hardware Subject: Re: Multifunction color laser with network Date: 30 May 2011 01:11:37 GMT Lines: 32 Message-ID: <94g969F2tuU4@mid.individual.net> References: <4de2b51b$0$19122$426a34cc@news.free.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net u+ucBFyJsocohv7Nfe3cswryLXfcUC+Q8aavDrynQXIslELEmA Cancel-Lock: sha1:qn/X5ucrZsQiz5qKHo1OgBqhuX8= User-Agent: Pan/0.132 (Waxed in Black) Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.os.linux.hardware:374 On Sun, 29 May 2011 23:05:39 +0200, Julien wrote: > Hello, > > I'd like to buy a multifunction color laser with network included > (wifi or just ethernet). > > Laser because I'm fed up with drying ink in cartridge and I don't care > about printing good quality photos. > The network is required for me since I have 2 workstations with Debian > testing x86 32 and 1 Windows Seven 64. > > Ideally, I'd like it works out of the box. Some speak about > Postscript/PCL compatibility but there are several levels. For example > native Postscript 3 printers seem to cost a lot. Others talked about Native Postscript printers cost a lot - period. And they are very hard to find any more - nearly all the readily available PS printers run an emulator over their native language. > open source drivers. I thought about HP or Brother. > Samsung have agressive cost but are their printers reliable ? > > What would you advise ? What trademark to avoid or to consider ? (I > don't want to put more than 350€ ~ 500$ ?) > > Julien. I seem to recall recently noting a Brother color laser networkable printer - don't recall if they had a multifunction unit. I recommend them based on my experiences. I've not had as much experience with Samsung, but they seem solid as well.