* Ash Joubert <a...@transient.nz> [24-09/11=Wed 17:19 +1200]: > On 2024-09-11 12:18, Maureen L Thomas wrote: > > My old HP is not working right and it is very old. I am looking at > > laser printers and have always favored HP. But, in saying that I am > > open to any brand. I always get an all in one model since it does come > > in handy. Any advice is welcome. Thanks in advance. > > Every time this question comes up at work, the response is always the same: > to send the latest version of this article: > "After a full year of not thinking about printers, the best printer is still > whatever random Brother laser printer that's on sale." > https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/2/24117976/best-printer-2024-home-use-office-use-labels-school-homework > My Brother MFC-L2740DW All-In-One Mono Laser (discontinued) is almost ten > years old and continues to serve me well. I am sure they have newer models > that are similar. It is on my WiFi network (as 192.168.0.42) and also serves > a Mac and a Windows PC. > > - Open source CUPS drivers work (foomatic-db-compressed-ppds 20230202-1), > though the Gnome print dialog seems to required for high quality printing > > - Closed source (?) scanner drivers work (brscan4 0.4.11-10) > > I am on sid amd64. My setup notes: > > > CUPS config: > > Use ipp connection and select Brother / IPP Everywhere driver > > Description: Brother MFC-L2740DW > Driver: MFC-L2740DW series - IPP Everywhere (grayscale, 2-sided > printing) > Connection: ipp://192.168.0.42/ipp > Defaults: job-sheets=none, none media=iso_a4_210x297mm > sides=two-sided-long-edge > > Options: quality normal, two-sided long edge > > > Sane config (run as root): > > brsaneconfig4 -a name=Brother_MFC-L2740DW model=MFC-L2740DW ip=192.168.0.42 > > Check config: > > $ cat /etc/opt/brother/scanner/brscan4/brsanenetdevice4.cfg > DEVICE=Brother_MFC-L2740DW , "MFC-L2740DW" , 0x4f9:0x320 , > IP-ADDRESS=192.168.0.42 > > > Cheers, > > -- > Ash Joubert (they/them) <a...@transient.nz> > Director / Game Developer > Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> > New Zealand
I have nothing to add; I posted only because this is such a good answer that I wanted it to have an informative subject line.
