Re: recommend a laser printer

[Rob Owens <rowens@ptd.net>]

> On 5/16/2013 12:08, Rob Owens wrote:
> > I'm trying to buy a black and white laser printer for a family member running Wheezy.  Can anybody recommend one that you've purchased recently, which used native cups drivers available in Wheezy, which cost $100US or less?
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 
> > -Rob

Thanks everyone for the advice.  I had never thought of buying a used
"industrial strength" laser printer.  When I need a printer, I'll look
into that.  This particular printer was for a family member, so I wanted
to stay with something new.  

I bought a Brother HL-2240D for $85 at a local shop.  Pretty good deal,
I think.  Wheezy's Gnome printer config didn't work -- the window just
disappeared at some point in the printer setup.  I tried multiple times
and got the same result.  I successfully configured the printer using
the cups web interface at http://localhost:631

The printer wasn't listed in the choices, but based on a suggestion on
this site:  http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1627516.html
I used Generic > PCL 5e Printer > Generic PCL 5e Printer Foomatic/hpijs-pcl5e [en]
for my driver.  It seems to be working fine.

-Rob