Re printer question

[grumpy]

On Wednesday 28 February 2007 01:25:34 pm D. Michael McIntyre wrote:
> On Sunday 25 February 2007 9:26 pm, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > >Be VERY wary of Brother.  Their support for Linux STINKS!!  I have a
> >
> > fed it tearoff edges from a box on the floor behind it.  When I asked for
> > a true ascii wheel for it, they said we don't support linux and refused
> > to even look at the parts book to see if they had one.
>
> Just in the interest of fairness here...  HP gets my vote for easiest
> inkjet type printer to get working with Linux.  I've got some PSC something
> or other multifunction gizmo working just fine for Mom, scanner works,
> etc., and I've had excellent results with other HP printers too.  (I've
> never tried one with a built-in fax.)
>
> However, since migrating to Linux, I've used nothing but Brother printers. 
> I run lasers, because I can live with out color, and when I print, I print
> a gob of pages.  Brother lasers have always done the job for me with no
> hassles at all, and I see no reason to feel that their Linux support
> stinks.  It could be better, like HP's, but it's adequate, and at least it
> exists.  Of course, I'm speaking only of lasers, and have no idea how
> Brother inkjets, etc., fare.
>
> --
> D. Michael McIntyre
The Samsung ML 2010 laser printer has been giving me great service and most 
linux distros can configure it automatically best of all it only cost around 
$130.00