Depends on definition of cheap, but I quite like the brother 5250DN, black and white.and fast, duplex, network for $200-$250. I hear their color cousins are just as good. From $300+ to $500 depending on model. And the cartridges apparently can run on fumes (30k or 70k pages for mine, forgot which).
Small, cheap, fast, good, the 5250DN is probably one of the best home printers. Uses "brotherscipt" instead of true postscript, but I've never run into problems. On 4/5/09, ropers <rop...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm looking for a colour laser printer that's so cheap that I can put > it on my birthday wish list and stand a chance of getting it (too > broke to buy one myself). > > - The printer should work with OpenBSD without a hitch, and by that I > don't mean "can sometimes be gotten to work by endlessly tweaking > CUPS", and I also don't mean "can be gotten to work with compat_linux > and a binary blob", > - the printer should also be Linux-compatible (Windows-compatibility > not required), > - it should be a colour laser printer, > - replacement cartridges shouldn't be prohibitively expensive, > - and it should be as cheap as possible without totally sucking monkey > balls.** > > Oh, and I have an aversion to HP, so it would be better if it wasn't from > them. > > All-in-one stuff and similar shenanigans aren't important at all. In > fact, I'd prefer it if the device didn't offer that, as BSD/Linux > support of such features tends to be spotty. > I looked at http://openbsd.org/i386.html#hardware and didn't see any > printers mentioned there, though I suppose they sort of fall under > RJ45 support or ulpt(4) > http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ulpt&sektion=4 and the > rest is lpd/CUPS? If a printer is supported by CUPS/Linux, will it > work on OpenBSD? Sorry for the daft questions, but a cursory Google > search didn't reveal much. I found this: > http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/07/08/FreeBSD_Basics.html and > this: http://openprinting.org/printer_list.cgi , but while it offers > good info on specific printers, entering requirements such as > "blob-free" and "colour laser" and then searching for a list of > suitable models doesn't seem to be possible there. > > If anyone could recommend anything, or even warn me against buying > certain models, I'd be very grateful. > > Thanks and regards, > --ropers > > **My current inkjet printer takes well over a minute to print a single > page, so my definition of "not totally sucking monkey balls" is > actually quite modest. > > -- Sent from my mobile device http://www.glumbert.com/media/shift http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGvHNNOLnCk "This officer's men seem to follow him merely out of idle curiosity." -- Sandhurst officer cadet evaluation. "Securing an environment of Windows platforms from abuse - external or internal - is akin to trying to install sprinklers in a fireworks factory where smoking on the job is permitted." -- Gene Spafford learn french: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1G-3laJJP0&feature=related
