Comments on: Dear Lazyweb: I need a new printer

By: Jay

Jay — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:50:18 +0000

Thanks for all the replies. The HPLIP link was great, I was hoping to find a good list of supported Linux functionality.

By: Kevin Kofler

Kevin Kofler — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:09:51 +0000

HP is definitely a good choice given that there’s HPLIP: http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/index.html

But please check before you buy that your model is supported WITHOUT the binary-only “plugin”. (Most of them are, but a few models require patent-encumbered protocols which HP only supports through a binary-only plugin.)

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:58:09 +0000

I have an HP all in one. THe good is that it makes a great scanner, printer, has easy network connectivity and does photos great. The bad is that you go through ink quickly, and it is expensive. Linux support for scanning with xsane works fine on F11. Printing same. Haven’t tried fax.

See ya at work.

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By: zenarcher

zenarcher — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:07:14 +0000

I should add that the fax capability is good, as well. It’s never failed to work for me, even faxing through my VoIP telephone setup.

By: zenarcher

zenarcher — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:05:50 +0000

Well, I would recommend the HP OfficeJet 6310. I’ve used it for probably two years, replacing it’s earlier model, the OfficeJet 6210. It’s reliable and does everything you want one to do. They have an ethernet port…I plug mine in from there to my Linksys wireless router and in a matter of seconds, I can print from any computer, off the network, wired or wireless, using hp-setup.