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    What printer is garanteed to work effortlessly under Gutsy?

    I know this has been discussed before, but I have yet to see a printer recommendation made that someone else hasn't had trouble with.

    So what printer (mark and model) can one obtain which

    - works quickly and easily with Gutsy (after driver installation, if necessary, meaning that the drivers must be readily available and easy to install -- beter yet, out of the box)

    - for which cartridges (eventually, generic ones) don't cost the skin of my ...

    - preferably for which utilities (ink-level dectector, head alignment, etc.) function properly?

    Or am I dreaming? Thanks.
    'I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week sometimes to make it up.' Mark Twain
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    Re: What printer is garanteed to work effortlessly under Gutsy?

    The best knowledge base about linux printing that I know. As most printer work with linux but the cheapest ones, I usually do it the other way. I look for a printer with a reasonable price and them look how well it works on Linux.

    http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/OpenPrinting

    Javier.
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      Re: What printer is garanteed to work effortlessly under Gutsy?

      HP PSC-1315 All-In-One. Works like a charm. Even scans faster than Windoze.
      Kubuntu Gutsy Gibbon - Registered Linux User--> # 15709
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        Re: What printer is garanteed to work effortlessly under Gutsy?

        I have an HP PhotoSmart 8250 and it was configured and running beautifully with ease! I assume the other HP PhotoSmart printers are also easy to set up.
        Matt
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          Re: What printer is garanteed to work effortlessly under Gutsy?

          I have a HP All-In-One 2210, and it works fine... over Samba.
          Haven't tried anything but printing or photo card reading, though.
          For external use only.
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            Re: What printer is garanteed to work effortlessly under Gutsy?

            I have an HP PSC 2110 and a PSC 2410 both work flawlessly. I was printing and scanning within 5 minutes.
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              Re: What printer is garanteed to work effortlessly under Gutsy?

              Panasonic KX-P4410 Laser Printer. It also works just fine.
              Windows no longer obstructs my view.
              Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
              "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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                Re: What printer is garanteed to work effortlessly under Gutsy?

                If you use them correctly and depending on how much printing you do, it may be worthwhile to have two. I picked up a used HP LaserJet 6MP off eBay and it prints quality b/w at a small fraction of the cost of an inkjet. We have that, an HP 895Cse and 1210v. All work great, but the laser carries most of the load.

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                  Re: What printer is garanteed to work effortlessly under Gutsy?

                  I have a HP PhotoSmart 8250 and a Dell 720 - Both work flawlessly.
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                    Re: What printer is garanteed to work effortlessly under Gutsy?

                    Originally posted by joneall

                    - preferably for which utilities (ink-level dectector, head alignment, etc.) function properly?

                    Or am I dreaming? Thanks.
                    HP is your best bet for this, with the program HPLIP you can do all of that.
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                      Re: What printer is garanteed to work effortlessly under Gutsy?

                      HP and Epson work the best; avoid Lexmark like the plague.
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                        Re: What printer is garanteed to work effortlessly under Gutsy?

                        I have an HP 6980 with a duplex printing capability. It also has wireless and worked easily.
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                          Samsung-ML-1210 - used for over 3.5 years on Linux with no issues. Check out some of the other Samsung products, mine came with a penguin on the box!
                          Kubuntu user since initial release version 5.04 8)
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