On July 14, 2021 at 4:48 PM Robin Laing mesat@telusplanet.net wrote:
On 06/07/2021 09:57, Greg Woods wrote:
Well, not completely OT because I do need one that will work on Fedora.
I have found a number of ink jet all-in-ones that work well on Fedora, from Epson, HP, and Brother. The problem is that I don't use the printer all that much, and every single one of them eventually (after I've had it for a few months) develops a head clog that is so bad that not even the printer's cleaning cycle can fix it. I have tried some of the cleaning kits with not much success (I'm a lousy handyman), and even if I could get the cleaning kits to work, I'd rather find a printer where I can avoid this headache.
So, is there any such thing as an all-in-one ink jet printer that does not suffer from this problem if it is not used regularly? Question #2 is, are any of the all-in-one laser printers any good and work (all functions) with Fedora Linux?
Thanks, --Greg
/snip/ Just a note of warning for ink-jet users: Quite a few years ago, I had an ink-jet printer--I don't remember the name--and I thought I'd save some money by buying a cheap replacement ink cartridge. Well, it clogged up the works, and I could not fix it. I had to throw the printer out! So go with the manufacturer's ink, even if it is expensive. It's cheaper than a new printer! For HP LaserJets: I think, altho I'm not sure, that off-brand toners will not work in an HP machine. I think they code their cartridges. Anyone know better? --doug