Printers and Scanners for Ubuntu (12.04, or 13.04)

[Avi Schwartz]

On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 11:37 AM, Doug <dmcgarrett at optonline.net> wrote:

> On 09/06/2013 12:23 PM, Gilles Gravier wrote:
> > Cheesy in what way?
> >
> > Hardware bad?
> >
> > Print quality bad?
> >
> > Ubuntu support bad?
> >
> > Windows support bad?
> >
> > Can you qualify the statement a bit more?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Gilles
> >
> >
> Poorly made, built not to last too long. The few units I have looked
> at personally seem to reflect that opinion. (I have an old HP LaserJet
> 2200dn, that I have thought of replacing, but I have paid to have it
> repaired a couple of times, since I don't see anything modern that I
> would trust.) On the good side, I read that HP printers are 100%
> Linux compatible, but if the product is not solid, so what? Also,
> HP will not support anything over 5 years old--won't even make a
> manual available on the Internet--so after 5 years, you may have to
> throw the thing out. I am very disappointed with HP, since at one time
> they made the cream of the crop.
>
> --doug
>
> >     >
> >     A number of posts have stated that recent HP equipment is cheesy.
> >
> >     --doug
> >
> >
>
>
I have been using the Officejet Pro 8600 for over a year now and I am very
happy with it. All functions work perfectly with Ubuntu.

Avi
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