Hello,

Is there an all-in-one printer anyone can vouch for that's easily compatible with Linux, prints pretty fast, and isn't such a whopping mess to maintain?

I realize the second "want" is subjective but I have no frame of reference currently.

I suppose, let's try and say above average printing speeds as recognized by this years standards (2018)--whatever the heck that may be. IF you're lazy like me, then just have a guess. I'll take your word for it.

Some additional requirements would be:
1) UI/Setup is pretty straightforward (even with a manual)
2) Printer contains Ethernet port
3) Printer is of Inkjet type

Aside from that, I can't think of anything else that I'm worried about.

Price of the printer/toner is irrelevant. Wi-Fi capability is not wanted. Anything other than printing, copying, scanning, and Fax isn't needed.

I ask here because I assume there's someone out there like me that doesn't print a lot but find utility in having an all-in-one type of printer that's compatible even with Linux hosts.

I have a HP Color Laserjet CM1415fnw, haven't had a single issue installing it on any OS I've run over the network, scanning and printing works without a single issue for me.

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I realize that this will ultimately vary from person-to-person but incidentally, how long have you had that printer? Would you predict it to outlast most printers?

I've had it about 2 years now. The printer that preceded it was a HP Laserjet 4250N that I had for 12 years. Still working when I got rid of it, but my wife needed a scanner for her job so decided to get rid of the printer when the toner ran out and got an AIO to replace it.

Thus far, seems fairly reliable. It's a Small Business model, so it should be fairly reliable.

For some years now I have used nothing but HP All in One printers. As far as the printers go they remind me of the Model A I used to drive, they just go. As far as linux goes, you install HPLIP and then connect to the printer. It almost doesn't matter which HP printer it is. I have only had problems with one printer, my HP7740. It connected and worked, but wouldn't recognize the second tray. Someone at HP was able to come up with a driver that uses all of the printer's capabilities and that driver for some reason seems not to have made it into HPLIP. I still use it even though it getting a little long in the tooth. Otherwise I have never had an HP printer that had any problem. A couple of hints, though. DO NOT use the HPLIP that comes with your distro. Especially for Ubuntu and its variants. For some reason it doesn't work too well. The easiest thing to do is purge the distro's HPLIP, if it has one installed, download HP's from https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing and install it. One other hint, if connecting to the printer over wireless during printer installation select Network/ethernet for device discovery when it asks, NOT wireless. that is something else.