<div dir="ltr"><br>You (almost) can't go wrong with Epson. They have great Linux/cups support.<br>Most Brother and Samsung are supported pretty well. HP has a Linux driver support team but have added things like expiring ink tanks so a rarely used tank dies and the printer won't do ANYTHING until it's replaced (I ran the date back 3 years on my HP Officejet 9130 as a workaround :). <br>
<br>Epson has some really nice high end monsters that are almost art-shop, giclee capable (think clear top coat that is UV protection and gloss layer!). <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 4:14 PM, Craig button <<a href="mailto:craigb.rn@gmail.com">craigb.rn@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">OK, I've checked out the open printing database and such, but I'm still<br>
to chicken to cough up the bucks for a new printer. I'm going to be<br>
using this inkjet for about 80% text and 20% graphics, (mostly photo<br>
using gimp) I'm looking for an inexpensive one now, with a purchase of<br>
a wide carriage one later this year. All my training has been with Epson<br>
for photo shop, but I'm using a walmart lexmark special Z611 right now<br>
that I need to replace. I'm not really a brand nazi, just want<br>
something that will work as advertised when I plug it in,and not require<br>
lots of tweaking. I was thinking the Epson R280 but just because I see<br>
them cheap on CL all the time.<br>
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