[Nottingham] Printer advice

[David Aldred]

Evening all.....

My Epson RX620 (scanner/photo printer/card reader) told me this evening that 
it needed a service call as some of its parts were beyond their normal life.  
Happily, I found somewhere which told me how to reset its software (hold down 
the B&W, STOP and Power buttons simultaneously - it then restarts with a 
complaint, but restart it again and it goes, in case anyone else needs to 
know).

I've had it for about 3 years,during which time it's been steadily better 
supported by Linux - but it's clearly getting to the end of its life; plain 
print quality is starting to fall, and cleaning cycles and so on are no 
longer all that effective.

So...  what would people recommend as a replacement?  Anyone have any recent 
experience of such models, their degree of Linux support, and general quality 
and overall goodness?

I do use the scanner and the card reader fairly regularly, and whilst I could 
have separate units the all-in-one unit has been convenient in space terms. 

I'm planning to run this one until it's really had it and/or the ink supply 
runs out - which could be a couple of months if it doesn't actually break 
down.   However having something specific in mind for when it does give up 
(or even perhaps buying a replacement before it does, if the sales are on!) 
seems a good idea, Sod's Law being what it is....

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David Aldred