Re: [newbie] Choosing a printer

2005-01-13 Thread M.Schild
My brother, who works in the printer business, told me they had a history of this, and had left a trail of irate ex-customers. Since then, I won't touch them. So personally, I'd recommend sticking with HP. They seem to be the leader in printers for good reason (as opposed to being the

[newbie] Choosing a printer

2005-01-12 Thread M.Schild
I run Mk 10 with an old printer HP Deskjet 690 that seems to have mecanical problems. I am looking for a easy to install, no problem printer with/without scanner. It doesn´t have to offer pro performance. as long as it installs easily. Any suggestions? What do I have to avoid? TIA Maryse

Re: [newbie] Choosing a printer

2005-01-12 Thread Anne Wilson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 12 Jan 2005 10:50, M.Schild wrote: I run Mk 10 with an old printer HP Deskjet 690 that seems to have mecanical problems. I am looking for a easy to install, no problem printer with/without scanner. It doesn´t have to offer pro

Re: [newbie] Choosing a printer

2005-01-12 Thread John Bowden
On Wednesday 12 Jan 2005 10:50, M.Schild wrote: I run Mk 10 with an old printer HP Deskjet 690 that seems to have mecanical problems. I am looking for a easy to install, no problem printer with/without scanner. It doesn´t have to offer pro performance. as long as it installs easily. Any

Re: [newbie] Choosing a printer

2005-01-12 Thread Anne Wilson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 12 Jan 2005 11:25, Anne Wilson wrote: On Wednesday 12 Jan 2005 10:50, M.Schild wrote: I run Mk 10 with an old printer HP Deskjet 690 that seems to have mecanical problems. I am looking for a easy to install, no problem printer

Re: [newbie] Choosing a printer

2005-01-12 Thread Ron Hunter-Duvar
On January 12, 2005 05:44, John Layt wrote: ... Short answer: HP or Epson, per your personal preference, as they have the best Linux support. Avoid Canon and Lexmark, as they have terrible support for Linux. ... Personally, I avoid Epson because of their business practices (not for technical

Re: [newbie] Choosing a printer

2005-01-12 Thread Paul
On Wed, 2005-01-12 at 14:08 -0700, Ron Hunter-Duvar wrote: On January 12, 2005 05:44, John Layt wrote: ... Short answer: HP or Epson, per your personal preference, as they have the best Linux support. Avoid Canon and Lexmark, as they have terrible support for Linux. ...

Re: [newbie] Choosing a printer

2005-01-12 Thread Aron Smith
On Wednesday 12 January 2005 01:08 pm, Ron Hunter-Duvar wrote: On January 12, 2005 05:44, John Layt wrote: ... Short answer: HP or Epson, per your personal preference, as they have the best Linux support. Avoid Canon and Lexmark, as they have terrible support for Linux. ...

Re: [newbie] Choosing a printer

2005-01-12 Thread John Bowden
On Wednesday 12 Jan 2005 21:08, Ron Hunter-Duvar wrote: On January 12, 2005 05:44, John Layt wrote: ... Short answer: HP or Epson, per your personal preference, as they have the best Linux support. Avoid Canon and Lexmark, as they have terrible support for Linux. ... Personally, I