On 09/09/2014 11:06 AM, ken wrote:
In need of a new printer, having done a bit or research, and
considering either the Canon PIXMA mg5420 or the HP Photo Smart 7520.
There are Linux drivers for the Photosmart which are supposed to
handle both the printer and the scanner. But in my research I haven't
found (yet) anyone who's gotten the scanner to work with Linux on the
Photosmart, let alone the sheet feeder for it. Allegedly there are
instructions and requirements for using the fax on Linux. But I'd
like to hear from someone who has actually gotten all of this working
on Linux (either debian or centos) and which version of which distro
is needed.
The Canon PIXMA mg5420 doesn't have a fax or a sheet feeder for its
scanner, but I'm guessing it's even dodgier to get just its
single-sheet flatbed scanner and its printer working with Linux. So
has anyone had success with that?
I've also read horror stories about the how often new ink cartridges
are required, that basically you pay for the printer a second and
third time buying cartridges (not to mention how often a print job is
interrupted by a trip to buy new cartridges). Any first-hand reports
on that?
Whoever thought spending money would be so tough?
Yeah
No experience with the specific models you mention, however I have used
both HP and Cannon inkjet/scanner/fax type machines.
Yes, inkjets are cheap to buy, and you mortgage the house and your
firstborn to keep buying the cartridges to keep them going.
I also use laser machines, and find these considerably cheaper per page
(I'm talking color - as I used to run a business where we printed dozens
of full color pages per day) and over 10,000 full color per year +
35,000 b/w.
Observations:
HP does give support for Linux drivers, although it normally takes some
digging - CentOS is normally reasonably up to date with the hplip and
hpijs packages, at least in CentOS6 - had no problem doing multipage
scans with a PSC2200.
Cannon has been a little tougher, but I am using a PIXMZ mp820 fine at
present - need to load a specific package to get the scanner working :
scangearmp - it is barely adequate - doesn't do multiple pages into one
file and produces huge hi-resolution files - great quality but hopeless
if you need to scan something and email.
Brother actually seem to do a bit better in support of Linux.
I also use OKI C51xx and C52xx laser machines - cheap to buy second hand
and I've put probably 100,000+ pages through a couple of these machines
- my cost per page, full color including initial capital cost of the
machines was US$0.07. It does work out cheaper to buy a new machine once
the belt needs replacing.
HTH - YMMV
Thanks for your knowledge and experience.
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