Printer recommendations

[Tom Buskey]

On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 5:51 PM, Ben Scott <dragonhawk at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 10:56 AM, Tom Buskey <tom at buskey.name> wrote:
> > I recently (November) got a Konica-Minolta 1690mf for somewhere around
> $200
> > on a deal (!) from Adorama
>
>   We have one of those at work.  A VIP demanded color, print, scan,
> copy.  I demanded laser (I won't buy a desktop inkjet ever again if I
> can help it).


>   The user interface is horrid.  As in, you have to press random keys
> at random times to invoke important functions.  The manual isn't much
> better, and is useful mainly for discovering what to press when.
>

I can't disagree.  There is a web interface.  It's much like installing
software on multiple OSen before ./configure existed.


> Changing print cartridges is slooow and clunky.
>

Maybe.  I've done worse.


>
>   But it does seem to work and be reasonably reliable.  For $200, it's
> a good buy.
>
>   Haven't tried that one with Linux or on the network.
>
>

I think cups was able to just find it with the avahi.  It either had
entries or a PPD, although it doesn't do postscript.
I can see toner levels even.
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