I think *all* inkjets are cash cows for the cartridge manufacturers. Just my two cents. Allan Robert Heller wrote: > At Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:06:38 -0400 CentOS mailing list <centos@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> John R Pierce wrote: >>> On 08/16/10 11:50 AM, David McGuffey wrote: >>>> Sending my son back to college with a dual-boot laptop with Win 7 and >>>> CentOS 5.5. He uses Win7 to manage his iPod and SW that sometimes >>>> issued by a professor for a specific course...otherwise he uses CentOS >>>> for everything else. That setup worked well last year, except for >>>> printing. He has a low-end Cannon printer that is not supported in the >>>> Linux realm. >>>> >>>> Most of his coursework was uploaded to "Blackboard" and rarely did he >>>> have to print anything. On the rare occasion when he had to print a >>>> paper/briefing, his work-around was to build the paper/briefing in OO, >>>> save in Office 2003 format on a USB drive, boot to Win7, load in MS >>>> Office and print to the Cannon printer. I'm looking to clean that mess >>>> up for him before sending him back to school. >>>> >>>> Looking to buy an inexpensive printer he can use on both sides of this >>>> laptop. Any suggestions? >>> campus doesn't have all sorts of networked printers?!? I know the CSU >>> my son goes to has printers all over the place. >>> >>> Most Brother printers have Linux support, so do most HP printers. >>> Brother's B&W Lasers have the cheapest per page costs of about any >>> printer out there, they are ugly but they just work. >> Many of the low end HP laser printers have Postscript built in, so Linux >> can talk directly to them. Otherwise, I use CUPS with Gutenprint to do >> the translation. If you can stretch the budget, even the CP1518ni Color >> Laserjet is often available for less then $300. After you factor in the >> cost of ink vs. toner, the laser comes out costing less in the long run. > > Yes, HP *Laser* printers are OK. It is their *Inkjets* that suck, both > because of driver stupidity *AND* wicked *expensive* ink carts -- HP seems > to have the highest priced ink jet carts and is *very* 'protective' of > their supplies market -- they forced Staples to NOT carry third-party > ink carts for their printers, threatening to withdraw HP as a brand of > printer Staples could carry (smells like Kodak's Brownie games way back > when). > >> Bob McConnell >> N2SPP >> _______________________________________________ >> CentOS mailing list >> CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx >> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >> >> > _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos