deal for Brother printer

Background: I have a Brother DCP7065DN: - laser printer, "duplex" (can print on both sides of paper) - scanner (flatbed + sheet feeder (single-sided)) - (wired) networking (or USB) It works pretty well BUT the printer is a "GDI" printer and thus requires proprietary drivers. Luckilly Brother supports Linux, but it is annoying having to install the drivers on each machine that will access the printer. The deal: <http://forums.redflagdeals.com/brother-ca-brother-ca-refurbished-b-w-laser-printers-mfs-several-models-free-shipping-2090071/> Brother sells refurbished units online at a good price - free shipping for purchases over $50 - good warranty even though refurbished - if you sign up for their newsletter, you get a 25% off coupon that works for refurbished items even though it is not supposed to. This disappears the end of June 1. Be careful, some of the printers on offer are GDI and some have PCL6 and PostScript emulation. You can find out from the "full feature list" for the printer. Look for "emulations". In my modest experience with older Brothers, using PCL6 is best since most of the hard rendering work would be done by the computer rather than the printer and my computers have more resources than a printer. I know, that would be an argument for GDI, but proprietary drivers are unfortunate. I just bought this one: <http://www.brother.ca/en-ca/MFC/5/ProductDetail/Refurbished/MFCL2720DW> I think that this was the best one still in stock. I expect that it will work with Linux. And it can FAX! It supports PCL and PostScript emulation so I hope that no proprietary driver will be needed for printing. Scanning will likely need a proprietary driver. PS: there are other refurbished things available on the Brother site: just plain printers, sewing machines, etc. <https://www.brother.ca/en-CA/Refurbished/>
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D. Hugh Redelmeier