> Hi all,
> 
> Some advice would be appreciated - my Epson stylus color 740 printer 
has 
> died and as much as I hate the thought of additional expenditure at 
Xmas 
> time, I'll have to buy a new one. Does anyone have some experience of a 
> similar printer which won't burk under Linux?
> Obviously running expenses will have a bearing.
> 
> Help!
> 
> Good luck
> Dave Dartnall
> 
> 
> 
> 

Yep. HP and Epson are usally good. These near always have ppd files that 
you can slip into cups.

Check out sites like: hpoj.sourceforge.net
hpdj.sourceforge.net

and linuxprinting.org


The thing you need to look out for is USB compatibility.

If your using a HP printer with usb you need to use hpoj.
This can be installed with apt but the version in stable is a little old.
I've had trouble getting some usb hp laserjets to work with the standard 
printer module but the inkjets *should* be fine.

To be safe it may be a good idea to get a printer with both parallel and 
usb.

regards,

Chris Caston

