[TriLUG] Printer/scanner recommendations

[Steve Litt]

On Wed, 04 Feb 2015 16:30:13 -0500
Pete Soper <pete at soper.us> wrote:

> -Pete
> 
> On 02/04/2015 03:14 PM, Igor Partola wrote:
> > So looks like Canon MF8380CDW/MF8580CDW would fulfill everything I
> > need. The only downside I see is that it's about the size of the
> > anchor on the Titanic.
> >
> > I am currently pretty happy with my HL-2270DW (cheap supplies,
> > Wi-Fi, IPv6), but it doesn't do AirPrint which is what got me
> > started on this process.
> >
> > Igor
> +1 for those who don't want to drop $240 for a set of color toner 
> cartridges. The HL-2270DW (straight BW laser printer) has worked very 
> well here for the family. In my basement shop I use a Samsung M2875FD 
> (BW laser/copier + color scanner "all in one") via wired network
> access but printing from phones in the house via WiFi has been no
> trouble. The Samsung and Simple Scan have totally met my needs.
> -Pete
> 

If we're talking about monochrome printers, let me throw my Brother
MFC-8810DW into the ring. Reasonable duty cycle for a guy who prints
books, nice crisp printer, low consumable costs, I think it's 27 WPM.
About $350 on sale at Costco a year ago.

Just go to the Brother site and download the drivers. The printer works
easily with Brother's drivers. The scanner is very difficult with their
drivers, though I did get it to work with their drivers briefly. But
nowadays, I just put a thumb drive in the Brother, scan to USB, and
sneakernet to my computer. This wouldn't work for the guy who does a
lot of scanning, but it works for me.

One downside to the Brother MFC-8810DW: Make sure it's on a good
electrical circuit. With mine, the lights dim and my computer's UPS
kicks in every time the motor comes on.

SteveT

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