[SWLUG] Photo printer recommendations for Linux?

[Justin Mitchell]

On Sun, 2007-05-13 at 02:54 +0100, Jonathan Wright wrote:
> Justin Mitchell wrote:
> > I tend to stick to HP printers these days, the quality seems good and
> > they supply linux drivers for most models via the LIP and older IJS
> > drivers, many of their printers also support a level of PCL, which is a
> > guarantee of getting at least some amount of printing out of it.
> 
> I'm using a HP Photosmart 2610 All-in-one (network connected), and 
> although I don't use the fax option on it (but it is supported via the 
> HP drivers), nor the memory-card reader (which samba shouldn't have a 
> problem with), it does work very will via cups and xsane (for scanning).
> 
> Along with the HP drivers (hplip), you can also get the HP Toolbox which 
> will allow you to run cleaning, alignment, etc. commands to the printer, 
> just as with Windows.
> 
> As to the printing - never had a problem, but I can't vouch for Photo 
> printing, as I've always fallen back to a Windows system to do that, as 
> you can't set borderless printing, or set for Photo-paper.

the two hp printers ive used recently for printing photos, both have
supported full bleed and known about the various sizes of hp photo paper
available (including things like the one with the tear off strip) as
well as being able to select things like the specialist photo paper tray
that one of them had.  (nice printer that, 6 separate ink cartridges as
well, but got it cheap as it was end of line)

many of the newer hp inkjets do automatic paper detection, so you need a
lot less options to select from in the driver.