Re: Does anyone know how to configure a Brother MFC-J5720DW with cups?
On Sun 20 Mar 2016 at 12:08:02 (+0300), Adam Wilson wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Mar 2016 14:20:03 -0500
> David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > On Fri 18 Mar 2016 at 13:03:52 (+0000), Lisi Reisz wrote:
> > > On Friday 18 March 2016 12:55:26 Jarle Aase wrote:
> > > > Den 11. mars 2016 19:36, skrev Lisi Reisz:
> > > > > I have been reading this thread a bit at a time. I am
> > > > > bemused. Why, if you want life simple, and Free, etc., go for
> > > > > an AIO, which are notoriously troublesome? Why not go for a
> > > > > simple Brother laser printer? (If you want Brother.)
> > > >
> > > > Actually, I need scanning more frequently than I need printing.
> > > > The scanner works perfectly without any proprietary software on
> > > > my PC. I have still not printed anything.
> > >
> > > So have two separate objects? That is what I do - because I like a
> > > simple life.
> >
> > Scanning is pretty easy nowadays, I find. Years ago it was the other
> > way.
>
> So what made printing so much worse?
>
> Saying that in the past, vice versa was the case, implies that not only
> has scanning got easier, but also that printing has got harder.
I should have written "Personally,..."
It's back in the thread: when I had a real job, I was surrounded by
PDF printers of many flavours, and there were one or two scanners
which were tedious to use whatever platform you were on.
When I left, battle commenced on two fronts: buying (already
recounted) and using printers (too tedious to recount), so it got
much harder for a while.
Cheers,
David.
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