I done some research and have found a few Linux printers, but the reviews were lacking for content. So kicking it out, does anybody have a printer they would recommend? It is for home use light use with, and the occasional bouts of moderate use. I try to stay away from HP, and not interested in anything that that can be found it walmart.
On Tue, February 12, 2008 16:47, Earle Beason wrote:
I done some research and have found a few Linux printers, but the reviews were lacking for content. So kicking it out, does anybody have a printer they would recommend? It is for home use light use with, and the occasional bouts of moderate use. I try to stay away from HP, and not
I have an Epson Stylus Photo R200 that's pretty well supported - I've been able to print CD's in it, which is why I bought it. It does have the infamous Epson ink cartridges that don't last very long, but unlike the Lexmarks it doesn't dry out and clog the print head if you don't print every day.
I also have a Brother HL2040 laser printer that was about $80 on sale at Micro Center, and it's gone through several reams of paper on the factory cartridge. Brother supplies .ppd files and cups wrapper scripts for their printers.
(I believe the HL2060 is the current model.)
On Feb 12, 2008 4:47 PM, Earle Beason Earle-Beason@kc.rr.com wrote:
I try to stay away from HP
why?
On Tuesday 12 February 2008, Earle Beason wrote:
I done some research and have found a few Linux printers, but the reviews were lacking for content. So kicking it out, does anybody have a printer they would recommend? It is for home use light use with, and the occasional bouts of moderate use. I try to stay away from HP, and not interested in anything that that can be found it walmart.
I have some HP all-in-one thing.
Like scanners, I think you'd have a hard time finding one that *doesn't* work...
I'm happy with my brother MFC-420CN, but you wont find it on the shelves these days. It's end of life. I bought a Brother MFC-685CW last Christmas for my mother, who uses GNU/Linux. It works great. Brother provides rpms and debs. The MFCs do printing, scanning, faxing, copying, over USB or ethernet and the CW's are include 802.11b/g with WPA2. I've not tried to send a fax from the PC, but it looks like it works the same as printing. There's an LPR driver, and a CUPS wrapper. Then you run one command to 'point' your brother driver 'at' the network printer, and you're done. They officially support GNU/Linux, and that's alot better than many manufacturers.
When you go to buy it, ask someone, even a manager, does it support linux, and if it doesn't tell them you're returning it. Even if you know in advance it will work fine, like the Brother MFC-685CW. Use your purchase to make your voice important.
The MFC-685CW also has an array of memory card slots and a camera connection for direct printing of digital photos, and when you plug in a memory card, it shows up as an ftp server on your LAN. It has a large color display, a photo paper feeder, and an ADF for the scanner. I think this one was $280 or something. The ink on it is also dirt cheap on ebay because the print heads are in the printer. People go on and on about that causing the printer to break, or dry out if you don't print much, but my 420 has lasted two years, and I rarely print. I've still got one of the original cartridges in it!
On Feb 12, 2008 4:47 PM, Earle Beason Earle-Beason@kc.rr.com wrote:
I done some research and have found a few Linux printers, but the reviews were lacking for content. So kicking it out, does anybody have a printer they would recommend? It is for home use light use with, and the occasional bouts of moderate use. I try to stay away from HP, and not interested in anything that that can be found it walmart. _______________________________________________ Kclug mailing list Kclug@kclug.org http://kclug.org/mailman/listinfo/kclug
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16828113165
This is a great mono-laser printer. Since 95% of my printing is just text stuff, this is the most cost-effective solution for me. Built-in networking, vendor supported drivers, fast, and it wont break your budget (on sale for like $90 right now).
I've done a considerable about of printing on this thing for the last year and a half and I still haven't replaced the starter toner cartridge.
~Bradley
Earle Beason wrote:
I done some research and have found a few Linux printers, but the reviews were lacking for content. So kicking it out, does anybody have a printer they would recommend? It is for home use light use with, and the occasional bouts of moderate use. I try to stay away from HP, and not interested in anything that that can be found it walmart. _______________________________________________ Kclug mailing list Kclug@kclug.org http://kclug.org/mailman/listinfo/kclug
I second that. I had no trouble hooking it up directly to (k)ubuntu 7.10.
Rick
On Wed, 2008-02-13 at 13:42 -0600, Bradley Hook wrote:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16828113165
This is a great mono-laser printer. Since 95% of my printing is just text stuff, this is the most cost-effective solution for me. Built-in networking, vendor supported drivers, fast, and it wont break your budget (on sale for like $90 right now).
I've done a considerable about of printing on this thing for the last year and a half and I still haven't replaced the starter toner cartridge.
~Bradley
Earle Beason wrote:
I done some research and have found a few Linux printers, but the reviews were lacking for content. So kicking it out, does anybody have a printer they would recommend? It is for home use light use with, and the occasional bouts of moderate use. I try to stay away from HP, and not interested in anything that that can be found it walmart. _______________________________________________ Kclug mailing list Kclug@kclug.org http://kclug.org/mailman/listinfo/kclug
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--- Earle Beason Earle-Beason@kc.rr.com wrote:
I done some research and have found a few Linux printers, but the reviews were lacking for content. So kicking it out, does anybody have a printer they would recommend? It is for home use light use with, and the occasional bouts of moderate use. I try to stay away from HP
May I ask why you stay away from HP? HP supports Linux with most of its printers, especially low-end printers, so "staying away from HP" is going to dramatically shorten your list of Linux-supported printers.
One thing I really like about HP is that the print heads are on the ink cartridges and thus replaced every time you change an ink cartridge.
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