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Laser Printing Without the Hassles?

Posted by Cliff on from the avoiding-the-lockin-strategies dept.

yeremein asks: "After yet another black ink cartridge has fizzled out, I've decided that it's time to stop giving money to a known DMCA abuser and buy a new printer. Since I'm fed up with the clogged jets and drifting print head misalignment, not to mention the exorbitant cost of ink cartridges, I'd like to go with a laser printer this time around. It doesn't have to be a high duty cycle one, since it's for home use and I only print maybe 100 pages per month. And black only is fine. Any suggestions for an inexpensive laser that is Linux friendly, and does not employ any 'smart chip' technology that would prevent the toner cartridge from being refilled or cause it to 'expire' and stop working at a certain date regardless of the toner level?"

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  1. No hassles by AtariAmarok · · Score: 2, Funny

    I've come to accept the burnt holes in the walls and the loss of retinal cells as a result of using lasers for printing. Perhaps there is a better way, laser printing without the hassle!

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    Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
    1. Re:No hassles by Dr+Reducto · · Score: 3, Funny

      It's all worth it if you can set your laser printer to "stun".

  2. Re:You must have some serious network problems.. by RealityMogul · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes, I would agree with that. My comparison isn't really fair. Don't anybody laugh too hard, the network was already setup this way when I started at this place and I have no control over it.

    To get from my machine to the printer, which is about 20 feet away, I end up going through three 4-port hubs, and one 16-port hub. The 16-port is also hooked to another 32-port hub.

    Printing a large document takes down the network.