Printers and Scanners for Ubuntu (12.04, or 13.04)

[James Freer]

On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 5:37 PM, 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

Cheesy? For what it's worth here's my definition!

Each of the manufacturers I have tried ARE NOT always compatible with
linux even when claimed. So one has to look carefully at the model and
research. I think HP have gone down in quality... back in 1998 I
bought a HP Deskjet printer that had either a black or single colour
cartridge - I just stuck to black and refilled two each about 20 times
(a good printer!). I had a PSC500 which was great BUT plain expensive
on cartridges. Most printers can be bought for the price of one
cartridge.

My choice is having separate printer and scanner. My Samsung 2010
which I have had for a few years installs on ubuntu plug & play. Also
excellent for refilling - along with Oki a simple 1-2-3 exercise. Once
one has found a printer that works in linux the next important issue
is refill capability. One is considering a medium term investment imo.

james