An Ubuntu Friendly Printer Recommendation.

[Liam Proven]

On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 1:58 PM, David Sanders <dsuzukisanders at gmail.com> wrote:
> True enough (I was being a bit facetious) but *anything* that requires
> out-of-hand compiling can't ever be described as "simple". Well not
> Ubuntu-level simple at any rate.

Apparently, according to Michael, the Samsung does it right, which is
certainly worthy of note.

> However, the vast majority of laser printers do postscript anyhow, so
> drivers aren't really an issue and I'm pretty sure HPLIP can
> understand *any* HP laser that uses JetDirect.

Not if they release a new one, not necessarily.

> If we're talking inkjet support, then yes they release the horrid
> things all the time and drivers are always out-of-date, but using an
> alternative "older" model driver almost always does the trick for me.

Easier said than done.

Disclaimer: I'm selling Linux computers to end-users at the moment,
but I think that what people ask and expect of computers today is fair
enough. "The printer works" actually means "I take it out of the box,
I plug it in and I can print". Nothing more must be required of the
user - no manual installation, compiling drivers, re-assigning
different models or anything. No user intervention past plugging in
the cable is the standard to go for here.

> Lastly, I wouldn't use a laser printer to print a photo if you paid me
> for it - the colours are horrid, which is why big expensive "plotters"
> are always ink.

Horses for courses.

Inkjets may give better print quality for photos, but they cost a bomb
to run. Lasers are relatively cheap.

Also, IIRC, Michael has previously said that he has only partial
vision, so perhaps he is not concerned with find details of photo
reproduction.


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