[clug-talk] Printer / Scanner recommendations

[John Clarke]

Shawn,

Awhile back I replaced an ancient hp 3 printer with a trim Lexmark e250dn:

- mono duplex printing + ethernet network interface for 250 $
- purchased from UofC Microstore; open just m-f 9-5 or so, I thought 
they sell only to students+staff, but sell to public all but 'academic' 
software
- Lexmark has drivers for most Linux distros (deb, rpm, etc)
- install includes command line + gui app to config and access print 
queue, printer settings, etc.
- copious documentation (web, pdf)

hth

John Clarke

sgrover wrote:
> 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
>
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