The best approach is to check the Linux Printing site before making a decision. http://www.linuxprinting.org/. As with modems, some printers today are winprinters. IMHO (and not because I am since May 7th an HP employee) HP is the Cadilac of printers, but I have usually had good luck with Canon ink jet printers. My Canon BJC6000 died at some point recently and I needed a good printer ASAP available locally. After checking prices and compatibility, I bought the Epson C80. (It was available with a $30.00 rebate as well as a $50.00 gift certificate from Circuit City, which brought the effective price down to under $100US). My wife is the primary user of the printer, and loves the Epson. (WRT: BJC 6000 death. I had been using Canon ink since I bought the printer. More recently I had obtained cheaper ink, and had been using that. I don't know if there was some kind of cause and effect). On 22 May 2002 at 21:13, Doug McGarrett wrote:
I think Epsons are supposed to do better color, but I'm running an HP Deskjet 970cxi and it is pretty good. It definitely works under Linux. (I mainly run a Laserjet, model 2200, for ordinary files.)
-- Jerry Feldman Enterprise Systems Group Hewlett-Packard Company 200 Forest Street MRO1-3/F1 Marlboro, Ma. 01752 508-467-4315 http://www.testdrive.compaq.com/linux/