On 02/01/2012 02:21 PM, Brett Rasmussen wrote: > All, > I'm wanting to buy a wireless laser printer-scanner-copier that works with > no headaches in linux (currently running ubuntu w/kde). I'm in a new > place, and the all-in-one pretty much has to be in a storage closet where I > can't run a cable (or at least really, really don't want to), so wireless > printing and scanning are musts. I'm thinking about the Brother MFC-7860DW > which gets good reviews on Amazon, but I don't know how the linux support > is. > > Here are my two questions for you guys: > a) Does anyone have any experience with the Brother MFC-7860DW and does > it work well wirelessly w/linux? > b) Does anyone have any experience with any other wireless laser > all-in-one that has worked well for them with linux? > > Thanks, > Brett
Brother is good for reliability and has decent Linux support. My dad has an older Brother laser MFC that didn't have very good drivers for Linux - at least I haven't been able to get all of the functions to work on it. He has since bought a newer Brother desktop laser and I have a wireless model that both work well in Linux right out of the box. In fact my HL-2170w is easier to setup in Ubuntu than it is in Windows 7. I would check out the Brother support site if you need specific information. They usually have a decent list of firmware and drivers for download. --Henry /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
