Hello! My HP printer (a PhotoSmart c4180) is again complaining about a bad black cartridge. This is the third time I've changed that one before emptying it, and I'm inclined to think that the printer is starting to fail. It's about 6 years old.
The HP works well with KUbuntu, except when printing photos: there was a visible difference in quality between the same photo printed on Windows and Linux, and even HP Unix driver support acknowledged at the time that its Linux driver was not on par on photo quality at the time. I have not tried recently, giving the cost of ink and photo paper, I'm not willing to spend any more on experiments.
As usual, given the cost of the cartridge I'm considering getting another device instead. Anyone has experiences with other models/brands in the same segment (home lightweight printing and scanning, occasional photo printing) that work well with Linux?
Another requirement: no paper feeds from the back of the printer, I want to put the printer under the monitor stand, flushed to the wall, so I cannot put paper in a tray that is in the back of the device.
The HP works well with KUbuntu, except when printing photos: there was a visible difference in quality between the same photo printed on Windows and Linux, and even HP Unix driver support acknowledged at the time that its Linux driver was not on par on photo quality at the time. I have not tried recently, giving the cost of ink and photo paper, I'm not willing to spend any more on experiments.
As usual, given the cost of the cartridge I'm considering getting another device instead. Anyone has experiences with other models/brands in the same segment (home lightweight printing and scanning, occasional photo printing) that work well with Linux?
Another requirement: no paper feeds from the back of the printer, I want to put the printer under the monitor stand, flushed to the wall, so I cannot put paper in a tray that is in the back of the device.
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