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Linux printing: much done and more to do (Linux.com)
Linux printing: much done and more to do (Linux.com)
Posted Nov 10, 2006 23:34 UTC (Fri) by drag (subscriber, #31333)In reply to: Linux printing: much done and more to do (Linux.com) by eklitzke
Parent article: Linux printing: much done and more to do (Linux.com)
I like to point out on every story that I see Linux printing being mentioned at that you realy realy want to avoid any inkjet printers other then Epson or HP.
Hp is preferable due to the nature of HP's open source projects. Setting up one and getting Printing, Scanning, and Fax is relatively painless. Most of the time nowadays you only have to plug it in.
Epson is what you'd get if you need to have special features to get the best image quality possible.
Generally you want to avoid things like Canon or Lexmark.
See the 'suggested printers' page at Linux-printing.org for more details.
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Linux printing: much done and more to do (Linux.com)
Posted Nov 12, 2006 2:19 UTC (Sun) by NapalmLlama (guest, #26327) [Link]
I paid about £70 for my Canon about a year before I upgraded to Linux. It's now next to useless.
What really adds insult to injury is Canon's strapline - "You can". No, I can't, because you won't let me have drivers!
Linux printing: much done and more to do (Linux.com)
Posted Nov 13, 2006 15:47 UTC (Mon) by wjhenney (subscriber, #11768) [Link]
I paid about £70 for my Canon about a year before I upgraded to Linux. It's now next to useless.
But just think of all the money you are now saving on ink cartridges :)
Seriously, the yearly consumible costs for a low-end inkjet are often higher than the initial cost of the printer itself. So you wouldn't be seriously out of pocket if you bought a new one.
Linux printing: much done and more to do (Linux.com)
Posted Nov 12, 2006 20:01 UTC (Sun) by nkoozer (guest, #5553) [Link]
Even for HP there is no way to tell which models will work correctly until you try them. If you already own 25 different types of printers, the chances are that some will be ok. If you have to shop for a printer, there's no way to know. Foomatic is useless in this matter; my HP ink jet is listed in Foomatic as "works perfectly", but it makes a garbage mess out of the printing. At my house the summary is still "Linux does not have printing".