[Linux-aus] printer advice

[David Lloyd]

I'd have to agree:

  * Try to find one which cannot be bricked remotely by the company
    (because you're not using their over priced ink, for example);
  * And one which won't brick the scanner IF the printer has no
    ink/isn't working

Unfortunately, the printer manufacturers seem to be finding ways - which 
I think have become legally concerning enough that the EU is starting to 
stare at them, so to speak - to make you pay for their own ink which 
either proves their completely incapable of negotiating good deals from 
suppliers (and thus pay a high price themselves) or just price the ink 
at rates that would be excessive in an otherwise free price market.

On 5/30/2023 7:38 AM, Marcus herstik via linux-aus wrote:
> Hey Russell,
> Most modernist printers will work with CUPS.
> I have a Brother MFC and it works out of the box on Debian/Ubuntu derivatives.
> FWIW I use popOS.
> A bigger issue is the printer cartridges or toner prices.
>
> Regards,
> Marcus Herstik
>
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>> On 30 May 2023, at 9:18 pm, Russell Coker via linux-aus<linux-aus at lists.linux.org.au>  wrote:
>>
>> What's a good color multi-function printer (IE printer with built in scanner)?
>> Only needs to work with Linux.
>>
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