Recommendations for a good Linux-friendly scanner and printer?
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Recommendations for a good Linux-friendly scanner and printer?
I was wondering if people could recommend me a good scanner and printer for use with Linux, or if there are any brands/names I should stay away from. I'm not trying to find something crazy with 40,000,000 DPI or something, just something practical and affordable. Particularly I'm looking for:
Small size
Especially for the scanner. I don't have a lot of deskspace for either device.
Reasonable price
Cost isn't a huge issue for me right now, but I'd like something that's under $100, or under $200 if it's really exceptional.
Decent quality
I'm not a graphic designer or anything. I just do a little art as a hobby and I want to be able to make a good transfer from paper<=>electronic versions.
Yeah I thought HP would be a good bet, since they make some linux-based products (like their laptop). I'm not too concerned about having to refill/buy printer cartridges. Unless something revolutionary happened in the past 4 years since I owned a printer, all of them are like that.
Well I was kind of hoping someone could recommend a specific system that they have had a really good experience with. I like to read reviews from people who have actually used the product, but NewEgg doesn't have very many reviews for printers/scanners and I don't see any reviews at Anandtech either... I wonder if I should go after a printer/scanner/fax/microwave combo?
I have used 3 HP printers, the Deskjet 950c, PSC1110 and Photosmart 7660. The best experiences were with the 950C and and the Photosmart 7660 which is virtually silent. I used an Epson C42UX, but thats ages ago, but it worked well.
my money would be on hp also.i've come across articles where combo's were working,but don't rember any specific brand/model. http://www.linuxquestions.org/hcl/index.php?cat=198 this would seem a logical place to start searching though.
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