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Re: [OCLUG-Tech] colour laser printer: any recommendations

  • Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] colour laser printer: any recommendations
  • From: Dan Langille <dan [ at ] langille [ dot ] org>
  • Date: Mon, 04 May 2009 11:41:18 -0400
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Bruce Harding wrote:
> On Saturday 25 April 2009 7:28:59 pm Dan Langille wrote:
>> Giday,
>>
>> I'll be buying a colour laser printer soon.  Any recommendations?
>>
>> Thanks
> 
> I really depends on what you what from your printer.  I bought a month ago, a 
> Samsung CLP-315W wireless printer.  Works well under linux.  It is going 
> retail $303.  It is not a multi-function.  I looked at those and you had to 
> add at least $200 to the base colour laser price for the multi-function 
> options.   Oh and they are a lot bigger.
> 
> Though the review below is not that great. I don't have much of a problem with 
> the printer.  Printing quality in Linux has always been somewhat spotting and 
> I find for my purposes this printer to had adequate quality for the price I 
> paid.
> 
> Colour cart. do about 1000 pages. and the black 1500 pages.  If you find a 
> better printer for the price let me know.
> 
> 
> http://reviews.cnet.com/laser-printers/samsung-clp-315w/4505-3159_7-33226537.html

I bought the non-wireless version, CLP-315.  $168 plus tax.  I only need
it for printing out badges for BSDCan (this week) and PGCon (in two weeks).

The wireless was +$60; I declined.  So far, it's printed perhaps 20
pages.  Seems fine so far.  Good enough quality for badges.  ;)

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Dan Langille

BSDCan - The Technical BSD Conference : http://www.bsdcan.org/
PGCon  - The PostgreSQL Conference:     http://www.pgcon.org/
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