We > started with the HL-1440. That was a tank--I've only had two of them fail > in the 5 or so years we've had them
I picked up an HL-1440 for my father to use with a Lispire Linux PC (v-4.5) a few years ago. The only thing I found with them was their firmware puts them to sleep after so much time of non-use, which is fine. except the drivers then available via CUPS would not properly wake the printer up after an extended sleep period. So to get his printer to operate after a long period of non-use (over 12 hours or so) he has to turn off the printer, then turn it back on, or simply press the OnLine (?) button to get it to light back up. The other month I set him up with Ubuntu Linux v-7.10, mostly to get him into a smoother interface (I really like Ubuntu 7.10 a lot). I was also hoping the new driver that came native with Ubuntu Linux would do a better job of waking up the printer, but thus far it does not seem to have helped. I have read with an earlier model driver does a better job (1210 model, perhaps?). Other than that, with all the light duty lasers I have seen in use, the Brother is a real trooper. Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ken Dibble > Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 9:27 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [NF] Feedback on Brother laser printers? > > > > >Do any of you have experience with any of the Brother laser printers or > >have an alternative recommendation in the same price/feature set window? > > Sorry to respond so late. > > We have been using Brother black & white laser printers for a few > years. We > started with the HL-1440. That was a tank--I've only had two of them fail > in the 5 or so years we've had them--and those were mechanical failures > accompanied by quite dramatic grinding noises in the paper transport. > > When that model became unavailable, we went with the HL-2040 at the same > price point. I've been much less happy with those--I've had about > 5 of them > fail--they stop recognizing paper or full toner cartridges, and > nothing can > be done. > > That model was recently discontinued so we are now buying HL-2140s. It > remains to be seen if they will be an improvement. > > Ken Dibble > www.stic-cil.org > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
