What laser printers do you like?

[david at thekramers.net (David Kramer)]

dsr at tao.merseine.nu wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 12, 2006 at 12:40:09AM -0400, David Kramer wrote:
>> I've got a DEC LN-17 laser printer I want to replace (I'm gonna sell it
>> at the MIT Flea this Sunday).  I'm looking for another Linux-friendly
>> laser printer, possibly with a network jack.  Speed is not important,
>> but linux-friendly and fairly reliable are.  Toner replacement cost is a
>> minor factor.  I would like to spend $100-$250, with that higher end
>> having to really be worth it.
> 
> Brother or Samsung is a good bet in that range.  The Brother
> HL2070N is about $135 at NewEgg.

I've been looking at the Brothers, because Staples sells several models
in my range.

>> My research so far has shown that many printers in that price range,
>> especially the smaller ones, tend to curl the pages, which would suck,
>> and have a fairly high DOA (or within two months) rate.  Why is this so
>> hard?
> 
> Page curling is largely caused by humidity (i.e. no air
> conditioning + current weather = page curl). 

That's good to hear, because I have whole house A/C.  If I can disregard
that problems, the Brother printers sound a whole lot better.  I haven't
looked into Samsung yet.


Thanks.