Need Recommendations: B/W laser printer, fully compatible with CUPS

mike11 · 06-17-2010, 08:02 PM

Dear all,

I would appreciate recommendations on a compact B/W laser printer which works perfectly with CUPS (this is crucial) and has the following features:
* can print on B5, ideally in duplex as well
* reasonably fast: I will be printing B/W PDFs with lots of text & graphics

I expect to be printing 50-100 pages a week.

Cheers,
Mike.

pixellany · 06-17-2010, 08:45 PM

I think most of the mainstream Laser printers are now well-supported on Linux.

You can see what models are supported in your installation by simply installing a dummy queue (use the parallel port, eg) and then browse thru the various models/drivers offered.

Alternatively, search in /usr/share for a ppd file matching a particular model number. Here is an example based on my HP LaserJet 1022:

Code:

find . -name "*1022*ppd*"
./ppd/HP/hp-laserjet_1022nw-hpijs-zjs.ppd.gz
./ppd/HP/hp-laserjet_1022nw-hpijs-pcl3.ppd.gz
./ppd/HP/hp-laserjet_1022-hpijs-zjs.ppd.gz
./ppd/HP/hp-laserjet_1022n-hpijs-pcl3.ppd.gz
./ppd/HP/hp-laserjet_1022-hpijs-pcl3.ppd.gz
./ppd/HP/hp-laserjet_1022n-hpijs-zjs.ppd.gz
./cups/model/C/stp-ricoh-afc_1022.5.2.ppd.gz
./cups/model/C/stp-hp-lj_1022.5.2.ppd.gz
./foomatic/db/source/PPD/Ricoh/PXL/Ricoh-Aficio_1022_PXL.ppd.gz
./foomatic/db/source/PPD/Ricoh/PS/Ricoh-Aficio_1022_PS.ppd.gz
[mherring@Ath share]$

confidenceb · 06-18-2010, 01:18 AM

yeah, it might helps a lot

pixellany · 06-18-2010, 06:32 AM

PS:
HP would be my first choice. They officially support Linux, and they are a big player in Laser printers.

Daedra · 06-20-2010, 01:08 AM

I bought a used HP laserjet 1200 off of craigslist and it does all your above flawlessly.

Sum1 · 06-21-2010, 11:36 AM

I'm putting in a shout for Samsung Laserjet printers.
Linux Drivers available. Work with CUPS.
I've used the following models all with success and good use:

ML-2010
ML-2510
ML-2525
ML-3050
ML-4050

mike11 · 07-12-2010, 07:38 PM

Thanks all for your posts,
Mike.