On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 02:31:26AM +0100, Kevin Kofler wrote: > Mike Cloaked wrote: > > I was looking at the Samsung ML-1630W printer - as a relatively cheap > > laser printer for the home. > > This looks relatively good: > http://openprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Samsung-ML-1630 > though it only says 1630, not 1630W (hopefully it'll also work well with the > 1630W). But AFAIK the driver is currently not in Fedora or RPM Fusion, and > it says this: > "This driver contains algorithms which are (possibly) patented (See license > text)." > (it uses JBIG compression). The patented code is not necessary for the > ML-1630 (but it is for others), so it could be built without. But still, it > is not packaged yet AFAIK. > > I think you'd be better off with a PostScript printer or with a HP model > supported by HPLIP > (http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/supported_devices/laserjet.html - > also check that it says "No" under "Driver Plug-in", the plug-in is > non-Free and not shipped in Fedora), those just work. > > Kevin Kofler Just one more point of info: I've got a Brother HL2070N that works without a hitch on every Linux I've tried it on, without having to install any drivers. I've driven it from Centos 5, Asus/Xandros on eeepc, an old Fedora (FC4 I think) that we keep here to run Gnucash on, and now F10. It "just works". I've used it as a USB printer on Centos 4/5 but it is now hardwired to the LAN. That model is discontinued, however, replaced with HL2170W which I haven't tried. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Under no circumstances will I ever purchase anything offered to me as the result of an unsolicited e-mail message. Nor will I forward chain letters, petitions, mass mailings, or virus warnings to large numbers of others. This is my contribution to the survival of the online community. --Roger Ebert, December, 1996 ----------------------------- The Boulder Pledge -----------------------------
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