BigAl
Philosopher
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The low-end Brother and Samsung laser printers have listed Linux on their specsheets. I've used a couple of each on Windows networks and am very happy with then. Get the Linux README document for a printer you are interested from the manufacturers website and see if there are any show stoppers. (As always, check the toner cart part numbers, prices and page ratings. You will find that the cheapest printers are kind of pricey if you print a lot. Take a look at the next model up and see if they don't have two cartridges on the price sheet.)
These days most cheap printers have USB interface only and in my limited Linux experience, getting USB working can be a pain.
A couple bucks more gets you a printer with an Ethernet interface. I have set up some huge number of Unix (not Linux) systems and printers that communicated to via TCP/IP (LPRd protocol to be exact) and it is my preferred way to set up any printer.
These days most cheap printers have USB interface only and in my limited Linux experience, getting USB working can be a pain.
A couple bucks more gets you a printer with an Ethernet interface. I have set up some huge number of Unix (not Linux) systems and printers that communicated to via TCP/IP (LPRd protocol to be exact) and it is my preferred way to set up any printer.
danielk
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HP laster printers work very well thanks to Hewlett Packard's Open Source efforts. My own LaserJet 1022 is connected via USB, and it worked just fine out of the box on my Ubuntu system.
See the Open Printing Database to confirm printer compatibility.
See the Open Printing Database to confirm printer compatibility.
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