On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 7:12 PM Dale <[email protected]> wrote: > Howdy, > > I'm looking at printers. ... This is the model. > Brother HL-L3270CDW >
Looking at the specs for that Brother printer (I don't know why you linked to the openprinting.org page for a Lexmark printer) it seems to have the most important aspect for Linux compatibility - PCL6 emulation (PostScript would also work, but you want to avoid anything that doesn't have one of those two). It also has normal port 9100 network connectivity, so it should work just fine under Linux for B/W. I can't find anything in the Openprinting database for that specific Brother printer, some of the other entries for Brother printers say you need a proprietary driver to get color out of them. The entry for the *HL-3170* says it works perfectly but gives no details. So I'd be a little wary going in. As for duty cycle, 30,000 pages/month is the same that my old built-like-a-tank HP Laserjet 4Mp had, so I wouldn't worry about it. Note that the printer is going to come with "starter cartridges" that are only good for about 1000 pages, and that the drum is also a consumable that needs replacing after 18,000 pages. But 18,000 pages is a lot. -- Manuel A. McLure WW1FA <[email protected]> <http://www.mclure.org> ...for in Ulthar, according to an ancient and significant law, no man may kill a cat. -- H.P. Lovecraft
