On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 11:12 PM, Phill Coxon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. > >
HP support open source and provide open source drivers for most models (see http://hplip.sf.net). Failing that http://linuxprinting.org will tell you what worls and what doesn't. > >
