What printer should I buy ?

[Uvoguine]

Hi everyone,

I didn't know where to post, sorry if I have mistaken.

I just bought a Samsung printer which was supposed to work on Linux distributions. It didn't and when I called the customers support they just told me that the printer was working on Linux but not on Ubuntu and that I should change.

So I won't buy Samsung's printers anymore. But now I don't know who can I trust. That's why I'm here.

I'm looking for a very simple laser B&W printer and cheap. But most of all I want it to could be installed very easily and works absolutly fine on Ubuntu.

If you have any ideas or advices I would be happy to read it.

I precise that I'm looking for a specific model, I know that HP and Brother make a lot of printers compatible but I would like to know if some of you know a model that works perfectly.

(I apologize if I made mistakes, my English is so bad.)

[rewyllys]

I've had good experiences with two printers that I own:

First, a Brother MFC-8820D, which is now about 7 years old and still working fine. It's a black-and-white laser printer that, inter alii, does duplex printing (i.e., both sides of a sheet of paper).

Second, a Canon MG5220, which is now about 18 months old and also working fine. It's a color inkjet printer.

[Sef]

HP are almost always linux compatible. HP does have a site list.

[jerrrys]

HP + Linux = Happy camper

[BlinkinCat]

HP + Linux = Happy camper

HP for me too -

[cprofitt]

I use HP at home, but have had luck with Toshiba, Canon, Lexmark and Xerox at work.

I usually check this site out when researching printers.
http://www.openprinting.org/printers

[-kg-]

HP does support their printers under Linux very well. Their drivers and GUI tool are available in Software center and work very well.

I have an OfficeJet which works wonderfully, and I have complete access to all the functions, as well as the double-sided printing attachment.

[kurt18947]

For me, HP & Brother for printers. If you choose Brother, they have an installer script which makes setting up a Brother printer very easy. The scanner portion of Brother's multi-function machines can be a little tricky. 32 bit systems are a little easier, I think.

[Uvoguine]

I've had good experiences with two printers that I own:

First, a Brother MFC-8820D, which is now about 7 years old and still working fine. It's a black-and-white laser printer that, inter alii, does duplex printing (i.e., both sides of a sheet of paper).

Second, a Canon MG5220, which is now about 18 months old and also working fine. It's a color inkjet printer.

Thank you. The only thing is that I would like to buy a new one and the first is impossible to find. For the second, I' mad with Canon so I won't buy anymore from them.



Thanks for all of your responses but like I said I prefer have an idea of what specific model is working well. I took one look on the HP site for example and for some of those printers on other websites it says that they aren't compatible. To avoid any complications I rather buy a model that someone has and who could tell me everything's fine.

I know, I'm picky, sorry about that.

[Bucky Ball]

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Brother and HP are very well supported. I could say my Brother works 'perfectly' and so does the inlaws which I'm using now.