Re: Laser Printer recommendation...
On Mon, Jul 03, 2017 at 07:15:19PM -0400, Celejar wrote:
> On Mon, 3 Jul 2017 14:46:08 -0400
> Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> wrote:
>
> ...
>
> > A Brother with all of:
> >
> > - ethernet networking
> > - duplex
> > - BR/Script3 (Their PostScript clone, which I think is actually
> > GhostScript)
> >
> > will not need a driver.
> >
> > Current examples: HL-L5100N ($170), HL-L6200DW ($250)
>
> Very interesting, thanks. Is this documented / explained anywhere? I
> think I understand why 1 and 3 might be relevant to the need for
> drivers, but 2?
>
> FWIW, my HL-2280DW meets 1 and 2, but not (apparently) 3, and indeed
> does seem to require a driver.
I don't know whether duplex comes along for the ride or is a
deliberate move on their part; however, nearly all Brother
printers now have it and so it may not be relevant.
-dsr-
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