[svlug] good cheap Linux-compatible printer?

[Daniel Gimpelevich]

On Sat, 12 May 2007 22:07:39 -0700, Akkana Peck wrote:

> For a color inkjet and printing photos, Epsons seem to be supported best.
> Even the low-end printers like the C88 can do pretty good looking photos
> with fade-resistant ink. The photo printers have somewhat better color,
> but their inks aren't fade resistant last time I checked. I have a C86
> myself; it has some problems with borderless printing and color fringing
> on the bottom of the page when printing photos at high resolution, but the
> image quality (printed from gimp-print) is very good, and it's pretty fast
> and quiet for everyday printing tasks.

Avoid inkjets. Avoid Epson printers. And of course, avoid Epson inkjet
printers. I say this as the user of an Epson inkjet that originally cost
me more than I would be paying today for a good color laser.