Hi All, I have been searching around for a half decent colour multifunction to replace the variety of printers, scanners & stuff around the home office.
I came across a deal at Best Buy for something that looks like it would meet my needs & at a great price point...plus...I have gift cards o it woudl mak it even cheaper still. According to teh specs it says that Linux is supported but only with printing. But I would like to use the scan to email or file functions & faxing, etc. as well. I have checked the SANE website but i don't see the model listed, so it could be that it is a new one & support just isn't available trhough SANE yet. Also checked a few other links, but nothing that points me to anything spectacular. What I was wondering if anyone can share their experiences with Canon devices & running thm on Linux. I am sure the printing will be mor ethan fine, so not so much interested in that, but more so with the other features. I know Canon has never been to keen on support Linux that much & I would prefer to throw my mony to someone who does...like Samsung. Looking for any kind of feedback anyone would be willing to offer. Would likely end up being connected to a CentOS server eventually with a virtalized WIndows server environment o that might be passabl if not a pain in the arse. Would mostly likley be connecting with a *buntu workstation as far as day to day stuff goes. As a last resort I have also thought of getting the old Netook out & loading Windows on it (shudders!!!) & connecting to device to do scanning & such. MOdel is MF8380CDW & the link to the deal at Best buy is http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/canon-canon-colour-wireless-all-in-one-laser-printer-with-fax-mf8380cdw-mf8380cdw/10190420.aspx?path=74fd1107b8d7222eeb3df7a187433022en02 If anyone can suggest a comporable item at around teh same price by Samsung or even HP I would be interested as well. I am particularly interested in auto-duplexing, scannign though th ADF & storing in folder or even through email if I have to. TekBudda _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
