Printer recommendation

[garymon]

I am looking for an HP printer/scanner that prints good quality photos. I use print assistant in Gwenview to print.
Epson may be an alternative. Price range $100-$150.

Thanks, Gary

[Lebarhon]

Hello,

HP and Brother have IMHO the best drivers for Linux. HP last very long. My older printer is a HP Deskjet 500, 17 years old and still working. I had 3 Canon in about 6 years, all in the bin now. Don't forget that generally, the more expensive is the printer, cheaper are the cartridges.

[wintpe]

i almost always buy epson, because there linux driver website usualy has a prorietry driver


epson pays these people to maintain and write linux drivers for all their products.

http://avasys.jp/eng/linux_driver/

I know there multifunction (all in ones) printers work, as two of my neigbours have NX210 and NX215, one was the recomendation for the other, and both scanning and printing works.

I personaly prefer to have seperate devices, so i have the V330 scanner (works fine with epsons drivers under mageia 1, not tried mageia 2 yet) , and if I were choosing right now it would be either an S22 or the P50.

drivers for both are on the above website

projet ink set from NDink for the P50 is £15.99

http://www.nd-ink.co.uk/epson-stylus-ph ... 1469-c.asp

projet ink set from NDink for the S22 is £15.99

http://www.nd-ink.co.uk/epson-stylus-s22-1513-c.asp

P50 is about £115 (dabs), and S22 is about £24

However I have not tested either of these so dont take it as a recomendation

regards peter

[tangylemon]

epson pays these people to maintain and write linux drivers for all their products.

http://avasys.jp/eng/linux_driver/

I know there multifunction (all in ones) printers work, as two of my neigbours have NX210 and NX215, one was the recomendation for the other, and both scanning and printing works.

"wintpe" thanks for that link. I have not been able to get my partners (all-in-one) multifunction printer working under linux yet so we will try these drivers...