[mdlug] HP printer working well

[Aaron Kulkis]

Ingles, Raymond wrote:
> I like that HP specifically makes Linux drivers available for most of
> their printers and updates them. My parents old printer died, and
> looking at circular deals, I had them pick up an HP C5580; the printer
> itself worked out of the box, my father (who's not a computer type) had
> no trouble. The scanner didn't work at first (they're running an older
> Ubuntu) but I was able to download and install the latest HP Linux
> drivers and it was quite straightforward.
> 
>  Just offering a datapoint.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 

I can also recommend Brother as having good Linux support
on the Company website.  I've also been happy with Epson,
even though they don't explicitly support Linux, they do
release their specs so that programmers can write proper
software.

In contrast, avoid Canon.  You'll be lucky to use any of
their equipment past 720x720dpi, and CcMmYK is out of the
question, as Canon's printer division thinks that they're
in the driver software business, not the printer business.

This is sad, because I've been using Canon photographic
equipment for close to 20 years.