On Wed, 2008-05-14 at 22:41 +1200, Graeme Kiyoto-Ward wrote: > Hi > > I am looking to buy a new printer. My wife has a Vista Laptop and I want > her to be able to print via our Ethernet hub (which has a port for a USB > printer). Has anyone heard of that arrangement working for Linux? > > Has anyone brought a printer recently and found it to work OK with Linux?
As far as laser printers I have a Kyocera FS-1010 which is a fairly old model now (3+ years). Works very well over USB and only rarely fails to print documents that are graphic intensive. Newer models have updated postscript compatibility so I don't think will have this problem. I also have a Brother MFC-7820N multi-function laser printer / scanner / copier / fax. It has an ethernet connection and again works brilliantly. Inkjet wise we have a Canon PIXMA ink-jet - one of the ones that also has the tray for printing CD labels. Works great.
