[TriLUG] linux-friendly printer (was Re: Vbox guest OS choices)

[Jeremy Davis]

"I'm very satisfied with my Samsung SL-M2785FD/XAC BW
laser/scanner/copier/fax that I got from Newegg for $150 around Christmas."

Pete, thanks for sharing. I have noticed that Samsung hardware seems to be
among the most Linux friendly hardware lately, based on personal
experiences.

Jeremy Davis
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On Jul 11, 2014 11:06 AM, "Pete Soper" <pete at soper.us> wrote:

> I'm very satisfied with my Samsung SL-M2785FD/XAC BW
> laser/scanner/copier/fax that I got from Newegg for $150 around Christmas.
> Being able to stick a stack of pages into it and click on (Linux app)
> "simple scan" to create a PDF is pure heaven. This works for me with (64
> bit) Debian 7 and Lubuntu 13.10. Friends come over with their smart phones
> and print directly to it. I haven't found any cheapo toner refill kits for
> this printer, though.
>
> -Pete
>
> On 07/10/2014 11:56 PM, Carl Schaefer wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 2014-07-10 at 14:19 -0400, Ric Moore wrote:
>>
>>> On 07/10/2014 09:46 AM, Ken MacKenzie wrote:
>>>
>>>> It has been an issue mainly because of a printer/scanner combo
>>>> (lexmark X75) that will just not cooperate with linux.  Yes I know I
>>>> need
>>>> to get a new printer, but hey it works and ink cost is still reasonably
>>>> low.
>>>>
>>> I have an older Lexmark office-sized printer that prints cheaply and
>>> well, in black and white. I had a heckuva time setting it up to work
>>> with cups. I had to install guttenprint before it would work at all.
>>>
>> I have a Brother MFC printer/scanner/fax that was cheap and works well
>> with linux.  LPR and CUPS drivers are available from Brother.
>> Carl
>>
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