[clug-talk] Printer / Scanner recommendations

[sgrover]

I'm looking for any recommendations of a printer, scanner, or combo unit 
that will work well with Linux.

I will not consider an ink jet at all, so it must be a laser printer.  I 
would consider a color laser, but I'm aiming for the $200 - $300 range, 
or cheaper.  Though I might be willing to spend a bit more if the unit 
is REALLY good, and is "stupid simple" to set up on Linux.

I just tried out a Samsung SCX-4200, with only partial success.  This is 
a printer/scanner/copier unit.  I was able to get printing working, and 
copying (cuz there's no computer interface needed for that), but 
scanning was an utter failure.  So much so that I think I need to purge 
sane/xsane from my system outright, then reinstall them - or rebuild my 
box from scratch.  I blogged about my experience: 
http://grover.open2space.com/node/160.  Funny thing is that the unit is 
marked as "Perfectly compatible" on the linuxprinting.org site.  Must be 
just the printing part of it.  (I returned the unit...)

I do not NEED a scanner/printer in a single unit.  I'm willing to treat 
them separately.  I'll rarely ever use a scanner, but do have a project 
in the next while that needs a bit of scanning work.

Also, I need recommendations where to find said printer/scanner. 
Staples, Future Shop, Memory Express, all have rather limited options, 
and most of them are not well regarded on linuxprinting.org.

Thanks for any input.

Shawn