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Cheapest monochrome laser printer that runs on linux

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shaunak
shaunak Original post #1
Feb 1, 2010 at 11:37 PM
A quick question:

I am looking for a laser printer that satisfies the following:
1. Monochrome
2. Cheapest on the market
3. Runs on Linux
skeletor
Feb 4, 2010 at 4:10 PM
HP Laserjet P1007. I have this and it runs flawlessly in Ubuntu.
hellknight
Feb 4, 2010 at 10:26 PM
HP LaserJet 1018.. runs with the help of HP-LIP programme.. I have this and i'm running it on the system since last 4 years..
skeletor
Feb 4, 2010 at 10:46 PM
^ It has been discontinued and has been replaced by HP Laserjet P1007. :)
hellknight
Feb 4, 2010 at 11:07 PM
Oh.. I didnt' knew it.. can the P1007 be refilled??
shaunak
shaunak #6
Feb 6, 2010 at 4:08 AM
Thanks for the replies.

Anyone know if samsung runs on tux? Coz it was a tad cheaper than HP.
skeletor
Feb 6, 2010 at 12:48 PM
^^ I have no idea about Samsung.

btw, Canon sucks to the core when it comes to Linux support. Rather I should say, it rocks at Linux NO Support.

HP has the best support for Linux and you should only go for it.
P
Feb 18, 2010 at 9:14 PM
what's the price of p1007
Vensanga
Feb 22, 2010 at 11:44 PM
am also planning to buy Hp laser printer..whats the price of this one???
hellknight
Mar 1, 2010 at 8:56 PM
Canon LBP 2900 has Linux drivers as mentioned on their site.. All Samsung Lasers support Linux.. I read that sometime ago in Linux for You magazine..
skeletor
skeletor #11
Mar 1, 2010 at 9:43 PM
I will always say NO to Canon, whether they have Linux drivers or not. They don't support FOSS. I bought a Canon LiDE 100 scanner and was in a state of "awwwww" when I realized that it is totally unusable in Linux. No drivers, nothing.

HP LaserJet p1007 should be around 5.5k.
shaunak
shaunak #12
Mar 2, 2010 at 7:20 AM
I bought a Canon LiDE 100 scanner and was in a state of "awwwww"

Precisely the same reaction here.

I have zeroed in on a Samsung ML series printer.
shaunak
shaunak #13
Mar 8, 2010 at 3:08 AM
I finally bought the ML 2245 for 5.2K since it has a separate toner+drum.
skeletor
skeletor #14
Mar 8, 2010 at 11:59 AM
Congrats on your purchase. :)