On Wednesday 02 February 2005 08:32 am, Carroll Grigsby wrote: > My old Brother HL-1040 laser printer has bit the dust after six years of > faithful service. It _might_ be possible to get it working again with a new > drum unit, but those cost more ($175 US!) than a replacement printer. I'm > planning on replacing it with a Brother HL-2040, another inexpensive laser > printer. Linuxprinting.org says that the new printer is Linux compatible. > > I have two questions for the list: > > 1. Has anyone had any experience with the HL-2040? > > 2. The new printer offers both USB 2.0 and parallel ports. Is there any > reason to go the USB route? My inclination is to stay with parallel because > (a) I'm down to one USB port and (b) I don't have to buy a USB cable. I have been using the Samsung ML4500 for 3 years now no trouble (only paid $99.00 fot it too ;D > > Regards, > -- cmg
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