[GLLUG] New printer needed

[Roger Dormer]

Hi there,
I've just replaced my Deskjet 520! with a Canon Pixma multifunction
printer and have it installed with Debian 7.
It's working fine. Sane however, cannot find it for scanning.
It does scan from GIMP very well though, but due to me being a recent
refugee from Windows, and a bear of very little brain, it only works
from the root account.
I haven't researched the cost of consumables.
Hang on, I haven't tried Sane from the root account...
Only Windows drivers come with the machine. I downloaded .deb packages
from the Canon site and installed them (eventually).
Is CentOS Red Hat based? I'm sure .rpm packages were available, but
please check with the Canon web-site to make sure before committing
yourself.
Good Luck!
Roger.

On Thu, 2014-10-16 at 17:05 +0100, Alain Williams wrote:
> My current printer (6 years old) is no longer working[**].
> 
> So, I am looking for something new:
> 
> * Low usage
> 
> * I want colour - picture quality not needed
> 
> * Multi function (print, scan, copy). Fax nice but not mandatory
> 
> * Works with Linux (CentOS 6)
> 
> * Consumables that do not cost the earth
> 
> I have had a Samsung laser printer suggested (SL-C460FW  #309.99), a bit more
> pricey to buy but toner does not go dry/...
> 
> http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/print-solutions/print-solutions/colour-multifunction-printer/SL-C460FW/SEE
> 
> 
> Nothing useful on their web site regarding Linux support, so I phoned Samsung -
> they told me to 'phone Digicare 'since they would know'.  Digicare refer me
> straight back to Samsung. Samsung again ... ''oooh, that is technical ... send
> email''.
> 
> I have emailed them - I took the precaution of asking for an email address -
> since their web site is coy about that.
> 
> 
> Given their level of useless can anyone help -- or suggest a better alternative ?
> 
> 
> Not just printing (CUPS) but also scanning (SANE) support.
> 
> 
> TIA
> 
> 
> 
> [**]
> I have a brother MFC printer (inkjet - print, scan, copy, fax). Recently the
> black has been coming out streaky: a 100% black page comes out as a repeating
> horisontal pattern which suggests that some of the jets are blocked, this seems
> to be a Brother hazard:
> 
>     http://www.inkmagic.com/shopcontent.asp?type=Unclog_Brother_Inkjet_Printhead_Nozzles
> 
> Yes: the printer is not used a lot.
> 
> The other colours are OK.
> I have replaced the ink cartridge - no change.
> 
> 
>