[ltp] Good printer for R32 Thinkpad running Debian 'testing'?

[James Knott]

I have a Canon S600, which works well.  I haven't had a problem with 
cartridges losing their prime.  Also Canon tends to be cheaper than many 
others to operate and has separate tanks for each colour.


Bert Haskins wrote:
> People who use their printers a lot tend to like Epson printers.
> They save lots!! of money on cartridges, almost  a dime to a dollar.
> Those who use their printers very little generally do not like Epsons
> because they tend to lose the cartridge prime after not being used for
> a couple of weeks or so.
> When this happens, the user often panics and wrecks the printer by
> doing endless cleaning cycles and/or letting the printer sit with an empty
> cartridge
> 
> Personally I've had very good luck with Epsons, ( 7 ) and very bad
> luck with HP printers.
> .... Bert
> 
> Anonymous Coward wrote:
> 
>> Am Freitag, 21. November 2003 02:13 schrieb Mitch Maltenfort 
>> mmalten-at-comcast.net |Linux-Thinkpad|:
>>  
>>
>>> I was planning to take advantage of expected pre- or post-Xmas sales and
>>> get a printer.
>>>
>>> My needs are modest. Text and some line art.
>>>
>>> Can anyone recommend a printer which is known to work well with IBM
>>> Thinkpads (R32 specifically) and Debian ('testing') distro?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance!
>>>
>>> Mitch
>>>   
>>
>> linuxprinting.org has a list of recommended printers that work well 
>> with Linux. I bought the Epson Stylus C82 because of their 
>> recommendation and I'm quite happy with, it works perfectly under 
>> Linux. The site has a lot of information about printers and drivers, a 
>> "must read" for any linux printer owners imho.
>>
>> Matthias
>>
>>  
>>
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