“So Far So Good” is my review so far of my new Brother HL-2070N LaserJet Printer. I ordered it on Monday and it arrived today (2 day standard shipping, $12.15) from NewEgg.com
So far it has been very simple to setup and well supported in Linux. I’m using Ubuntu on my machines and took less than 10 mouse-clicks to get setup. Windows was a little harder to setup, but only because it was slightly less intuitive, but fine once I figured it out. I set it up using the ethernet connection so it doesn’t depend on any one machine for use. Great option to get!
Specs (taken from test page):
- Fast printing at up to 20 pages per minute
- High-quality output at up to 2400x600dpi resolution with HQ1200
- 16M memory standard
- PCL 6, IBM and Epson FX Emulations
- Versatile paper handing with a 250-sheet input capacity and manual by-pass slot for envelopes
- Flexible connectivity via Ethernet, Full Speed USB 2.0 or Parallel interfaces
- Economical to use with Toner Save and Power Save Mode
- Windows, Mac & *nix compatible (I threw that last part in)
- Optional wireless 802.11 print server available
I got it for $147, including shipping. So far I would give it a good review and suggest it as a good buy for any home office.
Have any specific tips? I’m attaching my 2070N to my wireless router, to be used by both Linux and windoes machines. The guides I’ve found online don’t say, but sound like the wants of Linux and windows conflict… netbios vs cups?
I want, like you say, to not depend on any machine running.
Stephen – I don’t have any windows machines in my network so I can’t really comment on that aspect. Between my linux and OSX machines I don’t have any problems though. Simply connect it to the network, point the client machines at that IP address for printing and you’re done.
Ubuntu 7.10 actually should auto-config it for you, which will be nice.