[Novalug] This Brother printer model works great with Linux

Jay Hart jhart@kevla.org
Sat Oct 29 19:03:22 EDT 2016


Anyone using a Brother multifunction printer?  Mine is about 10 years and not supported anymore...

> Brother makes a number of basic, simple workhorse printers.  I’ve got an HL-2170W that has been
> running great for years.
>
> I’ve run into exactly one design flaw: On a duplexing model, there is a fin on the output slot
> that will catch a three-hole drilled page when it’s sucked back in to print the back side.
> Regular paper is fine.  It’s just the pre-drilled that catches.
>
> You can usually find them for under $100 new, with a starter toner cartridge.
>
> jf
>
>> On Oct 29, 2016, at 4:27 PM, Phil Shapiro via Novalug <novalug@firemountain.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> At the public library today, someone dropped off a donated Brother laster printer. I plugged it
>> into my Linux Mint 18 desktop and
>> Linux automatically configured the printer in less than 30 seconds. The test print I sent it
>> looked great, so I gave away the printer to a community member (who owns
>> a Linux laptop) within 30 minutes of the printer being dropped off.
>>
>>
>> Here is the identical printer being sold in Sterling, VA, for $50. This comes with four toner
>> cartridges, too.
>>
>>
>> http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/sys/5807273541.html
>>
>>
>> phil
>>
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