Can we have a printer thread?
What kind of printers does Sup Forums have?
I'm looking for a grayscale laser printer/scanner combo that works with linux.
Printers
Aiden Ward
Logan Bennett
Well I have this one.
I just reinstalled the drivers since I switched my router
It works flawlessly.
I laughed when I saw linux drivers were litterally a few kilobytes, and windows required the use of a 200 Mb software suite
Josiah Brooks
HP Laserjet P2035 hanging off a raspi
Jacob Young
>Well I have this one.
You mean Brother DCP-L2520DW? Neat. Picked this image randomly.
Aaron Cook
>You mean Brother DCP-L2520DW
Precisely
Only the "scan" button doesn't work (you have to use simple-scan or any software). I think they have a driver for the button but I didn't bothered since I don't use it.
Kevin Nguyen
Oh, and something to keep in mind. It is EXTREMELY annoying to type the wifi password with only three buttons. Better have a short one.
Carter Ward
Damn, mine is like 20 characters.
So there's no problem with using this with Linux/CUPS?
Isaiah Cox
Well I'm a basic linux user so I don't really know what cups is, but I remember seeing "cups" in the console.
You can check support.brother.com
> driver is 0.02 Mb
I literally only installed a few debs and it worked
Blake Morgan
For the scanner, you have to enter a few command lines. Everything is explained here
support.brother.com
Anthony Bennett
Neat, thanks. Overall, any other issues? Are the toner cartridges cheap?
Levi Robinson
Brother printers are built like tanks and toner is easy to refill and is not DRM'd to death like HP.
10/10 would use again
John Cook
No, nothing to complain (I use it since november) - as opposed to the photosmart I had before and that made me get a brother laser printer. It was a real nightmare.
The 2520dw really is sturdy, and the button layout is so simple it's reassuring. Really good vibe.
Toners are expensive, but they print a huge amount of pages. In any case, it's cheaper than ink printers.
Cooper Bailey
Oh, one thing. On the forums, a lot of people are complaining about the printer not waking up from deep sleep mode, but I never had the problem. Maybe an internal update fixed it.
Caleb Murphy
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Owen Taylor
Could someone explain to me toner cartridges vs drums? Are they a separate thing that you can separately replace?
Brayden Green
Can't get my printer to print from laptop, HP Artisian. Checked Ytube but still a no go?
Dylan Wood
Try installing Linux
Linux has many drivers pre-installed
Ryder Turner
Just a reminder, a few years ago my Canon Pixma printer/scanner was unable to scan because there was no ink. Yes you are looking for laser printer but just something to keep in mind. These bastards are bloody greedy. Ever since that excuse of a printer/scanner I've bought separate flatbed and laser printer.
Wyatt Perez
Thnx W520 win 10
Adrian Jones
HP is literally worse than Hitler
May they all rot in hell
Xavier Stewart
>What kind of printers does Sup Forums have?
a samsung ml2851ndr
the old brother hl2150n I had kept tab on printed pages per toner and was DRM'd to death like HP, so I gave it away to my dad to replace his shitty dell inkjet.
I have no idea why brother keeps getting recommended.
Lucas Ward
Agreed.
Bought some new cartridges off Amazon, and the colored ones (CYM) are already depleted after like 25 paged.
Never ever again.
Grayson Ortiz
Xerox, for unrivalled everything. Everything can be done via CWIS, all the parts can be changed so you're never left with a non functioning device because some stupid consumable is "full". There are tons of hacks for everything and they can be bought used from companies replacing their fleets just like with the ThinkPads.
Seriously, the easiest way to make sure that you can print from your OS is by not involving your OS. Scan to email, no OS required. Printing by handing the printer the files directly through a web interface or CLOSE, job done. Anyone with more than two brain cells would get a Xerox device.
Landon Powell
>CLOSE
Stupid autocorrect, CLI.
Nathaniel Cruz
I have an Epson xp342
Did a Continuous Ink-Supply Systems hack on it, because I refuse to give the Epson kikes the ink money