Hi,
Thanks all for the replies. I can summarize my pearls of wisdom here:
- I learned that HP has very good Linux support. With the popularity of
HP in our country (like Subaru/Mazda in cars almost), I think I'll go
for an HP.
- HP drivers for Windows can indeed be a pain. I've heard feedback from
someone I work for that their HP printer (not sure which model) drivers
needed 300MB(!) of free disk space to install. That's what I call
abusing, but hey - Windows users should not be surprised too much, I
guess, but rather accept the verdict and follow the masses quietly... :-) .
- Laser all-in-one devices are not a match for my needs. I've read that
the laser color output is not as good as inkjets in photos (don't have a
link/reference) and the price is much higher (around 2Knis, IIRC). Also,
today's inkjets are reliable and durable enough to be trusted upon, even
with relatively serious demands (in contrast to their ancestors from
years ago which were not as reliable as today's models).
- Looking for professional advise? Don't expect much from the seller at
the store. I had a couple of conversations in Office Depot and the
knowledge level of the sales person was embarrassing. Most of the times
they know not much more than to repeat the specs printed on the carton
boxes, and sometimes not even that.
- The models I'll look into are: (all HP): 6313, 5783, 7580 (not sorted
in any particular order).
Thanks again for all the input!
Boaz.
Boaz Rymland wrote:
Hi,
I'm looking into buying an all-in-one printer.
I'll probably go for ink printer since I don't print too much and
printing color output would be useful. The required/preferred specs are:
- having good printer drivers under Linux.
- working scanner functionality under Linux is highly desirable.
- independent fax capability
- preferably a machine compact in size.
- shared printing: I need to be able to print to it from windows and
linux. I don't mind how this is achieved (setting linux as a printer
server, network presence of the printer, etc) as long as its easy
(enough) to install and maintain.
- under 1000nis (will this be a problem?... at least not much more
than this limit).
If you can share some of your experience that would be great!
Thanks,
Boaz.
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