printer

[Shlomo Solomon]

Thanks to Amichai, Tom and Guy.

Amichai - I agree that a laser is a better deal because of ink/toner
prices. In fact I have 2 on my home network. But possibly I was not
clear enough in my original question. I'm looking for a CHEAP fax/scan
alternative and it seems that today even the cheapest scanners are more
expensive than cheap multi-function ink-jets. But since I won't use it
at all for printing (only scanning/faxing), the ink will dry up in a
short time and could potentially make the device unusable.

Tom and Guy - since you both mentioned printers that do scan when
there's no ink, I'd be happy to know what specific models. And it goes
without saying that the scanning must work under Linux.

Thanks again.

On Sat, 22 Sep 2012 17:12:30 +0300
Amichai Rotman <amichai at iglu.org.il> wrote:

> I know Brother support Linux. I recommend Laser printers, if you
> don't do much printing. I now prefer Samsung printers. usually works
> out of the box
> - no additional software needed (at least in Ubuntu).
> I'd recommend visiting the stores near your house, check the service
> status (how much it costs to fix and buy Toner etc.). Make note of
> some of the models you find interesting and check them against this
> resource:
> 
> OpenPrinting Printer List <http://openprinting.org/printers>
> 
> My mom bought the following printer:
> 
> Samsung SCX4623F <http://www.zap.co.il/model.aspx?modelid=745898> and
> she is very pleased. Haven't tried it with Linux though... This
> specific model isn't on the OpenPrint list, but model SCX-4828FN is
> listed as Perfectly. This model is the same, just the Networked
> version.
> 
> Tip: Try installing the printer without any drivers first.
> 
> Good Hunting
>   Amichai Rotman
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> 
> 
> On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 11:46 PM, Guy Gold <guy1gold at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 9:25 AM, Shlomo Solomon
> > <shlomo.solomon at gmail.com>wrote:
> >
> >> On a related note, do you know if the scanning and faxing on this
> >> (or any other) printer works when there's no ink? My scanner died
> >> and I thought of buying a multi-function as a replacement, since
> >> all the scanners I found were expensive. But I do VERY little
> >> printing and don't want to be forced to buy ink just to use the
> >> scanner.
> >>
> >>
> > I have a Brother MFC all-in-one (cannot recall the exact model) ,
> > The scanner works fine after there's not ink in some of the
> > cartridges, and , as far as I recall , fax is fine as well,
> > however, you cannot print black and white , even if they are full,
> > unless all cartridges (color) have some ink in them.
> >
> >
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