Printer advice

[Bill]

On 2023-07-20 00:01, gene heskett wrote:
> On 7/19/23 22:27, Bill wrote:
>> HI.
>>
>> I have to select a printer for a new Ubuntu installation.  The old 
>> printer has "died" so I need to select a new printer.  the 
>> requirements are:
>>
>> 1. The most important thing is that it must work with Linux. (This 
>> goes without saying.)
>> 2. It must operate with a USB connection.  ( Wireless connections are 
>> problematic. )
>> 3. It has to be a color ink jet printer.
>> 4. It should be inexpensive.
>>
>> I would prefer it to be a HP printer.  Any input would be appreciated.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Bill Stanley
>>
>
> While I would prefer Brother I have 2 of them here,  Both of them work 
> to their full capability with brothers own drivers for linux IF you 
> remove cups-browsed so the bother drivers have full access to the 
> printer. A relative high end brother MFC-DJ6920-DW color inkjet, 
> several years old now, never clogged a nozzle, ink has brilliant 
> colors when doing photo work on glossy paper from the top tray, or 
> usable color at 10 pages a minute on duplex paper from the bottom 
> tray, can handle 11x17 tabloid paper hand fed from a rear slot, and 
> has a scanner on top that does beautiful color work with a duplexing 
> adf for letter/A4, or lift the top for full tabloid sized copy's.
>
> For utility black and white, brother has a small, cheap at $120 laser, 
> spits out duplex B&W at 19 pages a minute, and like the bigger inkjet 
> Just Works if its got paper in the drawer.
>
> Cheers, Gene Heskett.


Thank you,

You helped solve the printer issue.  You reminded me about the unused 
Brother printer I have.  I will be give it to my neighbor that has the 
"dead" printer.

By the way, personally I avoid Brother printers because I had one. It 
prints very good but had a big drawback for me.  I use a printer maybe 5 
to 6 times a year.  The model I had ( MFG J485DW) squirted a small 
amount of ink periodically to prevent the jets from clogging. It was 
running out of ink and I only printed once.  I now use a laser printer 
which is perfect for my use.  No more wasted ink for me!

Bill Stanley