On Sat, Nov 15, 2014 at 10:55 AM, King Beowulf <[email protected]> wrote: > On 11/14/2014 03:40 PM, Denis Heidtmann wrote: >> I am looking to replace my aged HP 930C inkjet. We do not print very >> much--cartridges last more than a year. We have no scanner at >> present. >> >> Eyeing HP Envy 4500 and Epson XP-620 all-in-one. The Epson has >> better specs, uses separate color cartridges, and has lower per page >> costs. >> >> Questions those on this list might be able to answer: >> >> Are the nozzles on the Epson in the cartridges, or are they part of the >> printer? >> >> How much difficulty might I run into with Epson driver compatibility? >> Googling tells me that this is not an issue, but I would like some >> confirmation. HP seems to have more universal Linux support. >> >> Are the better specs (9600 v.s. 2400 scan resolution) specsmanship or real? >> >> Thanks to all who offer opinions. >> > > I'd go with HP is possible. I've looked at some Cannon, Epson, and > other, printers that have good specifications, but the unreliable, and > usually, proprietary driver support is a non-starter for me. > > The HPLIP packages are in all major distros, or easily installed from > > http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/index.html > > Some "All-in-One" or multifunction (MFP) printers require a proprietary > plugin to scan, but the support chart at the above link explains that fully. > > Currently, under HPLIP-3.14.6, I have the following printers running > under Slackware64 14.1: > > HP Laserjet M1212nf ethernet, color scanning, proprietary plugin > HP photosmart 8250 USB, color, Free Geek special, separate inks > HP Officejet Pro 8620 ethernet, scan, color, separate inks, duplex > > The HP 8260 cost lest than a full set of cartridges! It also nice abd > flat: 6 1/8 in (15 cm) if you don't pop up the display screen. > > Head over to > > http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/supported_devices/index.html > > and "shop" for the specifications you need. > > -Ed >
Thanks so much for advice, references and links. I have some more investigations to do. BTW, should 8620 be 8260? -Denis _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
