[NBLUG/talk] Anyone familiar/successful with Canon D530 laser under linux?

[Alan Bloom]

 > ... so even if the ink is still good the printer
 > knows the expiration date and stops printing.  Such a total scam

 > ... and I gave Brother a try,

My Brother laser printer does the same trick.  It won't let you print 
once it decides that you have used that cartridge enough.  The 
work-around is to plug in a different cartridge and then put the old one 
back in again so it thinks it's new.

Alan Bloom


On 01/23/2014 10:30 AM, Steve Johnson wrote:
> I was a long time HP Laser printer user, mainly for two reasons, one the
> older HPs were rock solid and two I was certified to repair them for
> years, so I pretty much knew my way inside and out of any HP printer.
> :)  I won't touch inkjet because the fact that ink expires, and the
> printers know it now adays, so even if the ink is still good the printer
> knows the expiration date and stops printing.  Such a total scam
>
> Anyways, to my point..I found that I was in need of a new laser printer
> and I gave Brother a try, and I have been quite happy with that, worked
> right out of the box on my linux system.   I got one withe a duplexer,
> color and wireless for  around $200 or $300 (can't remember) and it has
> been working perfectly for me.  I actually gave my old HP away, because
> it worked fine and still had at least 1000 prints left on the toner.
>
> Doing a search on amazon for "brother wireless multifunction laser
> printer" pulls up a whole slew of MFP, I would feel comfy with any of
> those.. Brother printers seem to be making a good name of them selves
> lately.
>
> -S
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 5:53 PM, Michael Long <mlong at mikesoffice.org
> <mailto:mlong at mikesoffice.org>> wrote:
>
>     skip the usb connection and go wireless. It’s much easier to get
>     printers working. (assuming you have wireless in your house of course).
>
>     Mike
>
>     On Jan 22, 2014, at 12:05 PM, Robert Hayes <rhayes at silcom.com
>     <mailto:rhayes at silcom.com>> wrote:
>
>      > I'm looking for a new printer, astonished that little lasers can
>     be had
>      > for under $90 (I hear they have phones without wires now, too! There,
>      > beat you to it.)
>      >
>      > I don't print very much at all, and my needs are 99% text. What I
>     liked
>      > about the Canon is that the cartridges are ~$17 each, last 2100
>     pages,
>      > and include the drum in the cartridge; complete imaging renewal with
>      > each cartridge change.
>      >
>      > It copies and scans, no automatic doc feeder(I'll live) and no fax.
>      >
>      > A little voice said "Do your research, dummy." and lo and behold, it
>      > doesn't work consistently with linux, even with the Canon
>     afterthought
>      > drivers.
>      >
>      > Anyone have any experience with this model line, or have good
>      > suggestions/experience for an MFP that will fill my needs? I'm
>     currently
>      > running Ubuntu but will probably go back to a vanilla Debian soon.
>      >
>      > I have scars on my unmentionables from (most recently) a
>     perfectly good
>      > HP Inkjet MFP that requires a cartridge they've discontinued, the
>      > Touchpad Debacle (tm) and a WebOS phone. I won't purchase another HP
>      > product ever, ever even if Satan or Meg Whitman installed them
>      > personally with fresh blended kittens. Bitter much? Yes.
>      >
>      > Thanks in advance.
>      >
>      > Bob
>      >
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