linux printers for sale

[Mike McMullin]

On Sun, 2009-12-27 at 22:39 -0500, Rashkae wrote:
> Steve Reilly wrote:
> > John Heinen wrote:
> >> Wouldn't it be nice for big retailers to carry printers for the linux
> >> users, name some brands and I 'll start working on it. after all this
> >> would be a huge market for some.
> >>
> > http://www.hp.com/wwsolutions/linux/products/printing_imaging/index.html
> > 
> > ive always stuck with hp, which ive found to have excellent 
> > compatibility, but wouldnt it be soooo nice to see that little penguin 
> > on the box?!  ....reminds me of tommy boy, and the brake pads.......
> > 
> > 
> > steve
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> You really have to be careful what you wish for.. I've bought several
> printers with little Penguins on the box.. generally it means that the
> company has released a proprietary binary only driver.  (Lexmark,
> Samsung, and Brother, to name the guilty)  While these have all worked,
> installation is not for the faint of heart if you aren't using the
> supported distro (usually Redhat.)  I would rather an entirely new logo
> Certifying that a printer adheres to open standards.  Printers that need
> proprietary blobs to work are a relatively new, and I find, wholly
> detestable phenomenon.

  Good idea, the CUPS logo on a box indicating that CUPS fully supports
the printer and the driver is opened sourced.  BTW, I avoid Lexmark's
because it's often cheaper to buy a new printer than replacement carts.
(I refill mine then replace them.)