On Tue, 2002-06-18 at 17:03, Mike Fontenot wrote: > > I've got a Lexmark Optra Ep that just died, and > I need to replace it. I've read the linuxprinting.org > web page, and that has helped some, but I don't see > many of their recommendations in the mail-order catalogs > that I've got. > > My wife has been bugging me to get a color printer anyway, > so I guess I'll need to go with an inkjet. But I've thought > the cost/page of the Lexmark is already bad, so I'll > probably be horrified with the operating costs of an inkjet. > > I've been using CUPS with the Optra Ep, and it's been working > pretty well. I've liked having the built-in postscript. > > Is postscript not a factor on the inkjet printers? (I don't > think postscript is mentioned in the inkjet section of the > linuxprinting.org webpage). > > I've also searched for past recommendations. The webpage > seems to push Epson C80 the most. I've seen some complaints > of reliability for other Epson models, but nothing specifically > for the C80. > > Any recent experience with these (or other) printers (and info > about where to buy them)? I'm running potato, and using the > parallel connector for printing. > Mike, I can recommend the Epson C80 from personal experience. I use it on both Debian and RedHat with CUPS the CUPS drivers gimp-print.
p.s. I retired my Epson Stylus 900 after 4 years of faithful service when the ink jets would no longer clean properly. -- Neal Registered Linux User #159445 Libranet 2.0/ext3 & XFce on Athlon800 desktop RedHat 7.3/ext3 & XFce on Toshiba 2140XCDS laptop -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
