Sorry, I sent this to Digby directly and NOT to the list. On Wed, 2006-12-20 at 17:25 +0000, Digby Tarvin wrote: > I'm after thoughts on the current best colour printer to go for > (or sites I should consult for this information)... > > I don't do a lot of colour printing, so I don't care about speed > or heavy duty construction. > It is mainly for CD/DVD labels, and the occasional print of a > digital photograph. Ability to print direct to a DVD/CD would be > convenient, but not essential. > > Still quite happy with my old HP 5MP (which has performed flawlessly > for years) for monochrome printing. > > Main requirements are: > Works well with Debian/Linux, ideally with good documentation > and a manufacturer that supports Linux directly, and all features > accessible from Linux. > Good print quality > Plain paper and consumables that don't have too short a shelf > life. > > Doesn't have to be the cheapest printer on the market, but I am not > looking for a professional machine designed for heavy use either. > > Any suggestions? I have an Epson RX600 and an Epson R300. They use 6 cartridges for printing. Brilliant colors. The R300 prints directly on CDs and DVDs. Now it seems these are a bit old for Epson. The R340: http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/consumer/consDetail.jsp?oid=58654762 The R340 is 100% the same as the R300 as far as printing is concerned. So for printing only... get that or the R220 (without the media reader) The RX620: http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/consumer/consDetail.jsp?oid=54782584 The RX620 dunnah print on the CDs or DVDs, but does have a scanner that works quite wel with Linux (Just use the RX600 driver, or if updated the RX620) Just FYI, since I run Debian Sid, all this stuff just works now. For a while I had to fight the lib-usb stuff and the epkowa vs epson driver issues. But things have really settled down now. I am very happy with my Epson printers. The scanner works flawlessly now too... on the RX600 -- greg, greg@gregfolkert.net The technology that is Stronger, better, faster: Linux
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