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On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:43:13 +0000, Simon Avery <flash@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >viv wrote: > >Lexmark: Avoid. cheap, nasty and notoriously unfriendly to linux. >Seriously, walk past them quickly in the shops, don't even look at them. I have read that in a coupes of places now ... will avoid > >HP are usually good. (Some historical issues like ink that "expires" by >date, but generally good. Linux support very good.) > >Epson; Linux support often ok, but check particular model. Actual >printer quality variable. > >Brother; They do a cheap network inkjet that's actually very good, got >one here. Linux support great. not that keen on Brother due to problems with my current HL1070. and cost of new drum and toner. > >When buying a printer for linux, ALWAYS google the model number for >linux support details. linuxprinting.org is a good resource. tried that, missed the linuxprinting.org site (embarrassed) > >Cups has made huge increases in linux friendliness, very impressive. >Supports a *lot* of stuff right out of the box. Finding network paths >can sometimes be tricky but again, google is your friend. > >I loathe printers by the way. I loathe the whole market model that >encourages cheap products underpinned by phenominally expensive ink >(something like four times as expensive as gold, weight for weight) and >entire designs that encourage failure. I dislike that the HP Deskjet >which was *perfect* when it was launched has been progressively >redesigned to lose reliability and quality on every revision until a >once trusted brand is now shunned by those who have to look after the >sodding things. only printed one page at home in last 3 years due to my HL1070 being knackered > >Good printers: >HP Deskjet, first generation inkjet. >Epson FX-80, dot matrix. >HP Laserjet 4, size and cost of a car. > >Each one of these has served me faithfully for many many years with low >running costs and utmost reliability. > >Everything else is crap, ime... Thanks for your thoughts (and also thanks to Viv, Neil, Simon and Grant for their postings in this thread) Dave -- http://www.morgad.co.uk/index.html DP: http://www.pgdp.net NTP: http://www.pool.ntp.org L&B: http://www.lynton-rail.co.uk -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html