On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 22:39, Nick Rout wrote: > On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 21:58, Patrick Dunford wrote: > > Jason Greenwood wrote: > > > Thanks for the input! It's going to be a mission to find an > > > affordable, Linux Compatible, Laser based MFP, I can see that now. > > > Bummer. I'd think there was a large market for it. > > > > > > I have never understood why Kiwi's are so enamored with Inkjets! The > > > bloody cartridges are more than the printers!! I hate them, they are > > > fiddly, expensive and a general PITA and their print quality in my > > > experience aint great. > > > > I'd go Canon for inkjets, much better than HP since my experiences with > > the Deskjet 400, and there seem to be a few references to Linux drivers > > on the net > > before taking this advice it might be worth considering the relative > ratings on the vendor report cards: > > http://www.linuxprinting.org/vendors.html > > HP - excellent "The vendor has actively participated in driver development, > provides a technical point of contact, and is actively supporting Free > Software by providing Open Source and Free print drivers for their > products. These vendors show a genuine interest in supporting Linux, and we > highly recommend their products over all others. " > > Canon - average "The printers from these vendors work with Linux, but the > vendor does not "oficially" support Linux, free software, or open source. > They generally do not have an interest in seeing their customers use their > printers with any drivers other than the ones they have themselves > developed (and they usually only develop for Windows). They may also take > an official stance against Linux. "
not to mention this on the same site: "Multifunction Multifunctions are generally a combination of scanner and printer, sometimes with a fax modem; they work as a copier, printer, fax machine, and scanner. For a working multifunction device, consider the Epson CX3200 and CX5200 (use kernel 2.4.21 or newer); or one of the HP OfficeJet or PSC devices supported by the HPOJ project such as the PSC 2150 or PSC 750. Avoid Lexmarks, Canons, and Brothers. " http://www.linuxprinting.org/suggested.html
