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| Black & White laser printer, max. 1200x600 dpi, works Perfectly |  | ||||||||||||||
| Recommended Driver: hl1250 (Home page, View PPD, directly download PPD) | |||||||||||||||
| Generic Instructions: CUPS, no spooler | |||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous
Printer supports PJL.
Printer supports direct text printing with the 'us-ascii' charset.
Comments
15 ppm.
Fast printing from Linux/Ghostscript.
Parallel and USB interface included.
Expandable to 34MB (72-pin SIMM).
The standard 2MB are insufficient; especially for the 1200x600 mode; at least 8 or 10MB are recommended.
Printer not tested, assumed to be compatible to the other Brother models.
Brother publishes proprietary Linux drivers for CUPS and LPD for most of their laser printers and multi-function devices, including SANE drivers for the scanners. They can be downloaded free of charge on their Linux driver page.
Consumables/Refills: Separate Toner and Drum
Drivers
The following driver(s) are known to drive this printer:
Recommended driver:
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| This driver is free software. | ||||||||||||||||
| Type: Ghostscript built-in | ||||||||||||||||
| Download: | PPD file: View PPD, directly download PPD | |||||||||||||||
Other drivers:
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Top Quality Printer Drivers for inkjets, dye sublimation printers,
and PCL lasers
Supplier: Gutenprint project License: GPL (free software) | ||||||||||||||||
| User support: | Gutenprint mailing list at SourceForge (voluntary) | |||||||||||||||
| Color output Type: CUPS Raster | ||||||||||||||||
| Text: | |||||||||| 90 | Graphics: | |||||||||| 100 | System Load: | Unknown | |||||||||||
| Line Art: | |||||||||| 90 | Photo: | |||||||||| 100 | Speed: | |||||||||| 60 | |||||||||||
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HP's HPIJS driver - PPDs for compatible PCL-5e-based non-HP laser printers
Supplier: Hewlett-Packard License: BSD (free software) | ||||||||||||||||
| User support: | HPLIP support and bug tracking system (voluntary) | |||||||||||||||
| Max. rendering resolution: 600x600dpi Only monochrome output Type: IJS | ||||||||||||||||
| Text: | |||||||||| 100 | Graphics: | |||||||||| 100 | System Load: | Unknown | |||||||||||
| Line Art: | |||||||||| 100 | Photo: | |||||||||| 100 | Speed: | |||||||||| 70 | |||||||||||
| Download: | PPD file: View PPD, directly download PPD | |||||||||||||||
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| Type: Ghostscript built-in | ||||||||||||||||
| Download: | PPD file: View PPD, directly download PPD | |||||||||||||||
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Built-in Ghostscript driver for PCL 5e laser printers
Supplier: GPL Ghostscript License: GPL (free software) | ||||||||||||||||
| User support: | OpenPrinting forums (voluntary) | |||||||||||||||
| Max. rendering resolution: 600x600dpi Only monochrome output Type: Ghostscript built-in | ||||||||||||||||
| Text: | |||||||||| 90 | Graphics: | |||||||||| 60 | System Load: | Unknown | |||||||||||
| Line Art: | |||||||||| 90 | Photo: | |||||||||| 30 | Speed: | |||||||||| 90 | |||||||||||
| Download: | PPD file: View PPD, directly download PPD | |||||||||||||||