On 11 Apr 2003 15:57:33 -0400 Robert Floyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
After driving myself crazy trying to get my SuSe laptop to talk via Wi-Fi to my old HP 712C DeskJet (hooked up to a Win98 box...long story), I've decided to investigate a newer printer with, perhaps, better Linux support. Here are my parameters:
-- under $100 -- decent photo printing -- plays well with Linux
I'd like to avoid HP, if possible, as I'm not a fan of their nastiness regarding third-party cartridge suppliers.
What suggestions do the folks here have?
Robert Floyd Durham, NC
I know that you may have your SuSE tuned to your liking and stuff, but I am going to suggest maybe a different distribution. I am using Xandros one one box and Mandrake on another -- both of which talk to my HP on a MS-Windows box flawlessly. And to configure the Samba connections was simple via the graphical menus.
We had a similar need, and opted for an HP PSC 750 -- this is a "printer, scanner & copier" combo unit that Office Max had on sale for $150 (they still do). Xandros and Mandrake had direct drivers for it, with a very notable benefit: we can print color postscript output to this printer! (I don't think that its native for this printer; I also have a LaserJet 6L on another MS-Win box, and the Samba driver for this also prints Linux postscript output).
I have had HP, Lexmark and Epson over the years, and the quality and longevity of the HP's far outweighs what the others offer. I recommend an HP. Oh, and note: my wife just got a 3rd party cartridge for the PSC and there are no problems. She says that it was 2/3 the price. I'll ask her where she got it and repost here.
-- Scott G. Hall, Raleigh, NC, USA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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