On 6/27/20 5:26 PM, Ron Loftin wrote:
On Sat, 2020-06-27 at 18:17 -0400, Jay Hart wrote:
We currently have a Brother MFC-5490CN. Printer firmware is dated
June 1010. (yeah, 10 years old). Few years ago the brother software
wouldn't work for printing under Fedora. No problem, can print under
Windows 10. Then it stopped scanning. Could still print...under
Windows.
Now, to fix the scanning features working I installed updated drivers
under Windows, now it scans like champ, but won't print, at all.
Time to go!!!
I'd say that 10 years is a decent run for a printer, depending on
usage.
If you want to stick with Brother, check out the Staples Web site and
look at the refurb page. I've gotten some good deals there.
I would recommend HP LaserJet printers. Have no experience with ink
printers. I would recommend to make sure that you get postscript
printer. Then you will be OK on Linux and UNIX (CUPS will be your friend).
I have no experience with low end printers. I was hesitant recently, and
could not throw away HP LaserJet 4050, which was purchased 18 years ago,
was getting really tough beating being used in the Department I support,
and still works.
Valeri
Hence my question...
Jay
Our office has had a Brother MFC-8510DN for at least five years -
no issues. As has been said below, you do have to download and
install
the driver but the process hasn't been problematic. Having said
that, I haven't pushed the limit on it's capabilities, just done
rather
plain printing.
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On Sat, 2020-06-27 at 15:44 -0600, Frank Cox wrote:
On Sat, 27 Jun 2020 17:33:39 -0400
Jay Hart wrote:
If you had to rate which printer brand works better with Linux
(Fedora and
Centos), what would it be?
Any Brother printer that I've ever had the misfortune to have to
deal
with either didn't work at all or if could be made to work, it
didn't
work for long.
If it's a Brother, run away as fast as you can. They're the
cheapest
crappiest thing you can possibly imagine.
My wife makes quilts and says the same thing about Brother sewing
machines.
I can't speak to the sewing machines, but I have to say that I've
had
very good luck with Brother printers. However, we have to be
honest
and acknowledge that I'm talking about LASER printers, not the
$%^&*
inkjet silliness.
In my DEFINITELY not-so-humble opinion, the "run away as fast as
you
can" advice applies to ALL inkjets that are intended for home use.
The only real differences I'm aware of between Brother and HP LASER
printers are price, and the fact that the HP drivers are usually
included in the distribution by default, and you have to download
and
install the Brother drivers. I'm sitting next to a Brother MFC L-
2750DW that is a year or so old, and it does everything I need it
to.
As always, YMMV.
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