Re: [gentoo-user] recommendation: well linux-supported inkjet printers

2005-09-23 Thread John Jolet
On Sep 22, 2005, at 10:32 PM, Nick Rout wrote: On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 00:21:56 -0300 Norberto Bensa wrote: Try to stay away from Lexmark printers. -- Ironic. IBM spin off Lexmark in 1991 IBM subsequently become big Linux supporters. Lexmark don't give a toss about linux. Such is life,

Re: [gentoo-user] recommendation: well linux-supported inkjet printers

2005-09-23 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 15:16:39 +1200, Nick Rout wrote: > > HP Deskjet 5550 works just fine > > I'll just weigh in here for Hewlett Packard, (although I am told that > if you want highest quality digital photo prints go for epson). I used to think that, having used the six colour Epsons. But I had

Re: [gentoo-user] recommendation: well linux-supported inkjet printers

2005-09-22 Thread W.Kenworthy
I agree: I have a Dell720 - a re-badged lexmark thrown in when I bought a laptop. A real pain to set up, had to get a propriety driver but is now working and windoze ipp prints to it using the adobe postscript drivers. One (and only one!) doze machine will only print greyscale tho! Unfortunately

Re: [gentoo-user] recommendation: well linux-supported inkjet printers

2005-09-22 Thread Nick Rout
On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 00:21:56 -0300 Norberto Bensa wrote: >Try to stay away from Lexmark printers. > > -- Ironic. IBM spin off Lexmark in 1991 IBM subsequently become big Linux supporters. Lexmark don't give a toss about linux. Such is life, thank goodness for HP. Oh and I also notice that

Re: [gentoo-user] recommendation: well linux-supported inkjet printers

2005-09-22 Thread Norberto Bensa
Mauro Faccenda wrote: > Hi all, > > Does anyone can recommend a well-supported inkjet printer for using with > Linux? HP or Epson. Try to stay away from Lexmark printers. -- Norberto Bensa 4544-9692 Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] recommendation: well linux-supported inkjet printers

2005-09-22 Thread Nick Rout
On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 10:17:54 -0400 John J. Foster wrote: > On Thu, Sep 22, 2005 at 09:34:13AM -0300, Mauro Faccenda wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > Does anyone can recommend a well-supported inkjet printer for using with > > Linux? > > > > HP Deskjet 5550 works just fine I'll just weigh in here f

Re: [gentoo-user] recommendation: well linux-supported inkjet printers

2005-09-22 Thread John J. Foster
On Thu, Sep 22, 2005 at 09:34:13AM -0300, Mauro Faccenda wrote: > Hi all, > > Does anyone can recommend a well-supported inkjet printer for using with > Linux? > HP Deskjet 5550 works just fine -- It is not unusual for those at the wrong end of the club to have a clearer picture of reality th

Re: [gentoo-user] recommendation: well linux-supported inkjet printers

2005-09-22 Thread Paweł Madej
John Jolet wrote: On Thursday 22 September 2005 07:51, Dave Nebinger wrote: I'd add here, though, that almost no lexmark inkjets are supported. I would not agree with it. Try install gimp-print with +ppd use flag there are some of them supported. The only problem with my Lexmark Z53 which I

Re: [gentoo-user] recommendation: well linux-supported inkjet printers

2005-09-22 Thread John Jolet
On Thursday 22 September 2005 07:51, Dave Nebinger wrote: > > Does anyone can recommend a well-supported inkjet printer for using with > > Linux? > > You can pretty much go with any printer. Cups supports a wide range of > printers. If you're worried about a particular product, the cups site can

Re: [gentoo-user] recommendation: well linux-supported inkjet printers

2005-09-22 Thread John Jolet
On Thursday 22 September 2005 07:34, Mauro Faccenda wrote: > Hi all, > > Does anyone can recommend a well-supported inkjet printer for using with > Linux? > > Thanks in advance, > > Mauro I have an hp 3740 that works great. -- John Jolet Your On-Demand IT Department 512-762-0729 www.jolet.net [EMA

Re: [gentoo-user] recommendation: well linux-supported inkjet printers

2005-09-22 Thread Paweł Madej
Mauro Faccenda wrote: Hi all, Does anyone can recommend a well-supported inkjet printer for using with Linux? Thanks in advance, Mauro I recommend http://linuxprinting.org site for looking at. There are many printers described with support for them. As you got many drivers such as hpjs c

RE: [gentoo-user] recommendation: well linux-supported inkjet printers

2005-09-22 Thread Dave Nebinger
> Does anyone can recommend a well-supported inkjet printer for using with > Linux? > You can pretty much go with any printer. Cups supports a wide range of printers. If you're worried about a particular product, the cups site can help you... -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-user] recommendation: well linux-supported inkjet printers

2005-09-22 Thread Mauro Faccenda
Hi all, Does anyone can recommend a well-supported inkjet printer for using with Linux? Thanks in advance, Mauro -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list