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From: Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Buying a low-cost printer for Linux
Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:52:40
Message-Id: 49378C3D.9010504@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Buying a low-cost printer for Linux by Dominic Kexel
1 Dominic Kexel wrote:
2 > That's right, i totaly agree. If you buy a HP-printer, you (almost) can't do something wrong. I am using a HP Deskjet F2180 (40¤). Printing and scanning both work without problems.
3 >
4 > On Wed, 3 Dec 2008 22:00:28 -0800
5 > "Manuel McLure" <manuel@××××××.org> wrote:
6 >
7 >
8 >
9
10 I have a HP Deskjet D4260 that I got from newegg for less than $50.00.
11 It works very well. Before that I had a little Deskjet 3820 which I had
12 for years. It finally lost its head. Turn it on and it just goes from
13 side to side until I cut it off. The 4260 also has the option of using
14 the hi yield cartridges too. It can print for a long time without
15 running out of ink.
16
17 I think if you get a HP printer, you will do all right. I wouldn't get
18 the latest thing unless I checked for drivers first tho. Also, to get
19 my old 3820 to work, I googled for the ppd file and put it in the right
20 place for cups. That was before hplip came out. I don't remember
21 having to do that with the 4260.
22
23 Hope that helps give you some ideas.
24
25 Dale
26
27 :-) :-)

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Re: [gentoo-user] Buying a low-cost printer for Linux Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com>