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

[Steve Johnson]

Wow, that's a total scam and should be illegal.  Toner is not something
that will expire, it's iron filings.

-S


On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 12:00 PM, Alan Bloom <n1al at sonic.net> wrote:

> > ... 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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