Recommend a Linux-compatible Laser printer

[Duncan MacGregor]

I see PC Village 

http://www.pcvonline.com/Products.aspx?CategoryID=24592&23889

has the Samsung ML-1640 laser printer available at $57.95 .
(That's pretty cheap) 

Not all laser printers are Postscript. A laser printer connected to a Linux 
box will appear to other computers as a Postscript printer, however. So a 
Windows box can connect over the LAN to my Linux-connected and 
*definitely-not-postscript* printer as an Apple Laserwriter. Linux allows 
Windows to do that.

Duncan

On Saturday 22 November 2008 10:21:14 Howard Gibson wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:11:17 -0800 (PST)
>
> Salman Ahmed <fia_wrc_fanatic-/E1597aS9LQAvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > My years old Lexmark Optra laser printer is on its deathbed and I am
> > looking to replace it with a current similar laser printer.
> >
> > I am looking for recommendations for a low-cost mono laser printer that
> > is Linux-compatible and easy to setup under Linux. Network support is not
> > required as this printer will just be direct-attached to a PC. Ideally I
> > want to spend < $100.00.
> >
> > Thanks!
>
> Salman,
>
>    The cheap printers all are ink-jet.
>
>    I was under the impression that laser printers were PostScript.  Any
> PostScript printer is Linux compatible to the extent that you do not need
> GhostScript.



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