On Sat, Aug 07, 1999 at 07:35:17PM +0200, Bernard wrote: > > I am planning for a color inkjet purchase, I gatherned several info and > welcome suggestions and feedbacks. Is the following info correct? what would > you add to it? > > - no USB support for printer yet, so printer stay on printer port now > - drivers for epson are usually better than for HP > - epson 740 seems to be a safe choice, but what about the 900? > - ALPS MD-1300 appears as very good but has apparently not linux driver (?) > - Other printer look good - eg: lexmark Z51 or lexmark color 40. I don't > know how is supported the z51,and while the color 40 is native > postscript, it is not top quality for photo. > Hi, I am not well versed in the best and worst of printers, but, I believe that ghostscript does most, if not all the driving for printers with linux. I could also be very wrong, so... Anyhow, I would look to see what version of gs you are using or are likely to be using once installed and look to see what printers are well supported there.
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