Printers and Scanners for Ubuntu (12.04, or 13.04)

[Ric Moore]

On 09/06/2013 12:44 PM, Avi Schwartz wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 11:37 AM, Doug <dmcgarrett at optonline.net
> <mailto: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.

Depending on what you paid for it, it'll die soon. That's been my 
experience, shortly after it goes out of warranty. What really bites is 
that many folks, with the same model I had, had their's crap out in 
similar fashion to mine and got RMA's to send them back for repair, at 
~no charge~ as some part would routinely go wonky AND THEY KNEW ABOUT 
IT. I learned of that from their support forum. I figured FIX MINE and 
I'll pay the freight since it was only several weeks out of warranty. It 
was their printer problem. I got shucks.

I wound up buying a used Lexmark black only laser printer with sheet 
trays that'll handle an entire package of paper for $50. Works a charm. 
I even got a full toner cartridge in the dead. Ric




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