In responce to Visvanath Ratnaweera 's post. I thought everyone should
know:

> Hi
>
> josh schrieb:
>> all in one is brother better easier than hp to run?
>
> I have a Brother MFC 410CN which I will throw away ASAP.
>
> In terms of features, size, ergonomy and price you can't beat that
> one, last year at least. The first problem was with the CUPS drivers.
> Brother provides a closed source driver as a rpm, which worked under
> SuSE. It sort of tweaks and replaces original components in CUPS. As
> a result I could/would not install that in my Slackware or ArchLinux.
>
> The other problem is OS independent. Long before the black ink is
> over it complains that there's no ink and refuses point blank to
> print! An expensive affair. I could control the damage by buying
> refills, donno how long that will work.
>
> Check http://www.linuxprinting.org/ before you buy. I will go for
> a hp next time.
>
> VR

i've had no real issues out of my brother hl-1040 aside from printing from
web pages, and as long as im printing one copy of something. seems
multiple copies messes with it a bit but for home use i rarely need more
than 1 copy of anything.

if i ever have to replace the laser printer i'll look into a hp if im
still hearing these reports about brothers but otherwise i've been happy.

just thought i'd post a "not all gloom and doom" post about brother
printers *grin*

--
Chris