printers

[Jean Hollis Weber]

FWIW, my preference is for black-and-white laser printers instead of colour 
inkjets. For my needs, the cost of toner works out cheaper than the cost of 
ink cartridges, and I don't need colour.

I agree that HP are generally great, and I've also had good luck with 
Lexmark, but you have to check the box carefully to see if it's 
Windows-only (ie no smarts in the machine itself). In my experience, the 
cheaper the printer the more likely it is Windows-only and/or has very 
expensive replacement toner or ink.

--Jean

david wrote:
> Hi jean
> thanks for the reply
> I only want to print docs
> no need for photos, fancy stuff
> david
> On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 17:48 +1000, Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
>> david wrote:
>>> hello all 
>>> I need a new printer. Im running Gutsy has anyone bought or installed a
>>> recently released printer successfully on Gutsy.
>>> or any suggestions of the best brand model etc
>>>  I just want the basics it seems like most come with scanner as well.
>>>  I bought one yesterday for $75  cannon PIXMA MP210 it looked good but
>>> there are no successful drivers as yet so Im taking it back.
>>> Thanks David
>> What do you want to do with the printer? The "best printer" for, say, 
>> printing photos is quite different from the "best printer" for primarily 
>> printing stuff for hardcopy archiving where colour quality (or colour at 
>> all) isn't very important.
>>
>> --Jean
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