On the more general topic of printers... has anyone tried a HP2000 or
HP2500 with the linux? Reports?
Thanks,
Peter Chubb wrote:
>
> >>>>> "Aussie" == Aussie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> >>
> >> Is anyone using the Epson Stylus Colour Photo 700 with Linux?
>
> Aussie> A small caveat for the Epson printers. A number of them
> Aussie> (typically those in the lower price ranges) are Windows
> Aussie> only. While I am not sure of the support under Linux for such
> Aussie> printers, any printer that cannot have plain text sent to it
> Aussie> for printing should make a Linux user wary. I am not sure if
> Aussie> the 700 is one of these printers or not. I'm sure someone else
> Aussie> will know for sure.
>
> As we'll only be using this for printing photographs, that won't be an
> issue -- we have a laser printer for text and black+white printing.
>
> >> Lucy's bought herself a Nikon negative scanner, and now we're
> >> looking for a printer capable of near-photo-quality output. There
> >> are specials on in various shops at present for the '700
>
> Aussie> Thought about a Canon? I've compared some Epsons with Canons,
> Aussie> and the Canons appear to produce a slightly better print
> Aussie> quality, in some cases better than HP (which is a surprise).
>
> We did look at some Canon printers.
>
> The only printer Canon claim to be of near-photo quality is the CD300
> which is quite limited in what it can do --- 300x300DPI, maximum paper
> size 248x100mm, and only works with Windows.
>
> Peter C
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