HP MFP M726nw [was Re:All-in-one Colour Laser]

[John Moniz]

On 01/15/2014 12:24 PM, John Moniz wrote:
> On 01/10/2014 12:06 PM, Stewart C. Russell wrote:
>> On 14-01-10 11:11 AM, John Moniz wrote:
>>> What about scanning? I suppose I still have to worry about drivers for
>>> that function?
>> Brother pretty much rely on x86/x86_64 binary drivers for printing and
>> scanning. That might be a problem for you if you're not running x86 
>> systems.
>>
>> I find it easier to scan to my AIO's SD card (I have an Epson WorkForce
>> WF-7520 large format inkjet) which appears on the network as a Samba
>> share. While there are scanner drivers for SANE for this, they're not
>> very smart: duplex pages, for instance, appear upside down. The PDFs
>> retrieved from the network share are all right-way-up.
>>
>> I've found the duplex scanning and network storage very handy, and
>> if/when I have to replace the Epson, they'll be high on the list.
>>
>> It's at times like this I wish that the Linux Printing Database still
>> worked. It's got lots of broken links since it joined the L*n*x
>> F**nd*t**n (name redacted to prevent certain list-members from 
>> exploding).
>>
>> cheers,
>>   Stewart
>>
>>
> Neither of the specific models mentioned in reply (the Brother 
> MFC-9125CN & HP CP1518ni) could be found in the Linux Printing 
> Database, so never would have known about them without  a 
> recommendation. Thanks.
>
> Re: HP MFP M276nw
> Is anyone using one of these? While out looking for the printers 
> recommended above, I ran into the HP MFP 276nw, which has an RJ45 plug 
> as well as being wireless, on sale for $250. A very good price and 
> just the size I'm looking for.
>
> Looking at the HP Linux site, it needs the hplip driver. This model is 
> listed for Linux as "Support level: Full" and "Recommended: Yes".
> http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/models/color_laserjet/hp_laserjet_200_colormfp_m276nw.html 
>
>
> For anyone who has experience with HP multi-function devices and the 
> hplip driver, am I safe in assuming this will work? If I'm going to 
> buy it, I'd like to do it while it's still on sale.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> John.
>
HP MFP M726nw colour multi function laser printer:

One last try before I lose out on the sale price. If anyone is using 
this printer, or knows about it, please let me know if it works with 
Linux as I'm about to go buy one.

Thanks,

John.
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