[Discuss] Is Sharp AL-1540CS a paperweight on Linux

[gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

/I think my friend can afford a new printer. While he was a helicopter
gunner in Viet Nam, he has since gotten a PHD and is a psychotherapist.
I know him from Viet Nam not from using his services :-) although JABR
may disagree.

/
On 05/05/2014 02:48 PM, Gordon Marx wrote:
> On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 2:42 PM, John Abreau <abreauj at gmail.com
> <mailto:abreauj at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     A quick google search brings up this link, which tells me that the
>     1540cs must have an Ethernet port. It's been my experience that
>     printing on Linux is far easier to setup for a network printer
>     than for a directly-connected printer.
>
>     http://printersquestions.com/how-to-add-sharp-al-1540cs-laser-printer-to-your-home-network.html
>
>
> You didn't take one look at that link and think "this is an SEO trap"?
> Because I did. Then I spent another 15 seconds looking at the manual,
> which says that the printer supports parallel and USB.
>
> OP, can your friend drop a couple hundy on a new printer? If so, I've
> had great luck with Brother, and they have this:
> http://www.cnet.com/products/brother-hl-3170cdw/ 

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