On 09/08/2014 07:06 PM, ken wrote:
In need of a new printer, having done a bit or research, and considering
either the Canon PIXMA mg5420 or the HP Photo Smart 7520.
There are Linux drivers for the Photosmart which are supposed to handle
both the printer and the scanner. But in my research I haven't found
(yet) anyone who's gotten the scanner to work with Linux on the
Photosmart, let alone the sheet feeder for it. Allegedly there are
instructions and requirements for using the fax on Linux. But I'd like
to hear from someone who has actually gotten all of this working on
Linux (either debian or centos) and which version of which distro is
needed.
The Canon PIXMA mg5420 doesn't have a fax or a sheet feeder for its
scanner, but I'm guessing it's even dodgier to get just its single-sheet
flatbed scanner and its printer working with Linux. So has anyone had
success with that?
I've also read horror stories about the how often new ink cartridges are
required, that basically you pay for the printer a second and third time
buying cartridges (not to mention how often a print job is interrupted
by a trip to buy new cartridges). Any first-hand reports on that?
Whoever thought spending money would be so tough?
Thanks for your knowledge and experience.
This is not exactly what you asked, but I have an Epson WP-4530
all-in-one color printer, scanner, fax. Epson has Linux drivers
for the printer and scanner, and they work fine. I have not faxed
direct from the computer, since I like to send at least one sheet
with a signature on it, so I print what I what to fax, and then
send the fax by hand.
The scanner sheet feeder, BTW, will even do two-sided originals!
But I've never tried to scan a bundle from the computer. That
doesn't mean it can't, but I use XSane, and I never saw a setup
on it to do more than one copy at a time. Reader comment?
It doesn't seem to me to use ink that fast. Nota bene: I always
buy the manufacturer's ink cartridges. Making a substitute
caused me to throw out a fairly new printer some years ago!
--doug
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