Re: [opensuse] Multifunction printer suggestions

On Sunday 11 May 2008 00:07, Richard wrote:
I hate to ask this and run the risk of starting a long drawn-out
exchange of this printers good, this one sucks, like that. But with
that fear on the table...

I previously owned a LaserJet 1320, which I loved. I now have a 2015dn.
The 1320 was USB only while the 2015dn is USB and Ethernet. Both have
duplex printing, which is an absolute must for me (if it matters to
you, be sure you don't get a printer whose "support" for duplex
printing requires you to feed the sheets twice, once for each side).

The 1320 had PostScript level 1 and 2 while the 2015dn has 1, 2 and 3.
The 2015 prints somewhat faster and it's a bit louder (and it seems to
produce more ozone). They're both EnergyStar, of course. They both have
a good variety of paper path options and 250-*** capacity main trays
(which you need to know are "tray 2" in both cases—tray 1 is the manual
*** / envelope / label feeder). There's a straight-through paper path
for card- and label-stock. I can't recall exactly how much I spent on
the 1320 (a couple hundred, I think, at Fry's), but the 2015dn was $400
from Amazon.com. There's currently a $175 manufacturers rebate on this
model. As far as I've been to determine, only the 1320 accommodates a
high-capacity toner cartridge (the -X variant, the usual being -A).
They do not use the same toner cartridge. Both accommodate a variety of
paper sizes, including A4, US letter and US legal.

On my SuSE Linux 10.0 system I had to copy the 2015 PPD from my 10.3
system, since the older distribution didn't include one. The printer
itself is currently attached to the 10.3 system via USB and is
available for network printing from all the systems in my house via the
CUPS server (I did that 'cause some of my computers are behind a
firewall and this was the simpler setup to achieve).


I didn't answer earlier 'cause you asked about multi-function devices,
and these are strictly printers, but they are so good I had to write.


Richard


Randall Schulz
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