Samsung SCX-4828FN shows up as Laserwriter on Appletalk — #7

Post #7 by trag

Source Forum	68kMLA
Category	Networking
Post Date	Mon, 15 Jun 2009 - 17:13
Original URL	https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/samsung-scx-4828fn-shows-up-as-laserwriter-on-appletalk.17608/

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Another printer that supports AppleTalk and *should* show up in the LaserWriter 8 section of the chooser to any ethernet or asante-converter connected Mac is the Xerox Phaser 6120en, a nice somewhat inexpensive color laser whose toner should be around for some time to come.

The Phaser 6180 was $250 last holiday season at Staples with free shipping. It was a close choice between it and the Kyocera, but the Phaser 6180 does not have AppleTalk support. It has Postscript, built-in Ethernet and TCP/IP, but no AppleTalk, so if one had an older computer that needed to print with AppleTalk over Ethernet, it would not have worked.

Unless AppleTalk support is in there and they simply forgot to mention it on the spec. sheet? That wouldn't surprise me. If the 6120 has AppleTalk, why not the 6180? I'm sure the firmware for the same family of printers is related.