Printer

[Tom Balazs]

Subject: Re: printer
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> 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.

Canon MX-310. I'd probably be better off with a laser printer, but for now
this is what I'm using. Yes, it works in Linux. I remember I chose a driver
from a different, but similar model. I don't remember which one. Maybe a
Canon Pixma.

Tom

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>    4. Re: printer (Amichai Rotman)
>    5. Re: printer (Shlomo Solomon)
>    6. Researcher night tomorrow, Yael Vaya Talmor's talk postponed
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:47:17 +0300
> From: Shachar Shemesh <shachar at shemesh.biz>
> To: Constantine Shulyupin <const at makelinux.co.il>
> Cc: linux-il at cs.huji.ac.il
> Subject: Re: printer
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> On 09/19/2012 06:45 PM, Constantine Shulyupin wrote:
> > Which multifunctional printer for home (SOHO) would you recommend to
> > purchase from available currently in Israel?
> > Which store network?
> >
> > Thanks
> Mac OsX uses CUPS for printing, so, lately, pretty much all of them are
> supported. YMMV, of course.
>
> Also, a while back HP were writing their own open source drivers for
> their printers. That gave them some points.
>
> Shachar
>
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> Shachar Shemesh
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> Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:46:11 -0400
> From: Guy Gold <guy1gold at gmail.com>
> To: Linux-IL <linux-il at cs.huji.ac.il>
> Subject: Re: printer
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> On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 9:25 AM, Shlomo Solomon <shlomo.solomon at gmail.com
> >wrote:
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> > 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.
>
>
> --
> Guy Gold
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> Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2012 09:22:35 +0300
> From: Tom Balazs <tom123online at gmail.com>
> To: linux-il at cs.huji.ac.il
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> Keep in mind that if you print mostly black and white (greyscale) documents
> that a laser printer is MUCH cheaper when you consider the price of toner /
> cartridges. Also,  inkjet printers use up the color cartridge even if you
> only print only greyscale documents (why?).
>
> In both laser and inkjet the cost of the printer is negligable, you must
> include the cost of toner / cartridges.
>
> My Canon inkjet print / fax / copy / scan will scan and copy even when the
> ink cartridge is empty. But it will not print a greyscale document when the
> color cartridge is empty - it uses one cartridge for all colors :-(
>
> Tom
>  On Sep 21, 2012 4:25 PM, <linux-il-request at cs.huji.ac.il> wrote:
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> Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2012 17:12:30 +0300
> From: Amichai Rotman <amichai at iglu.org.il>
> To: Guy Gold <guy1gold at gmail.com>
> Cc: Linux-IL <linux-il at cs.huji.ac.il>
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> 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
>  Penguin - FLOSS Computer Service and Technical Consulting
>  +972-73-7962360 ||  +972-54-4605787
>
>
> 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.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Guy Gold
> >
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> Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2012 19:58:17 +0300
> From: Shlomo Solomon <shlomo.solomon at gmail.com>
> To: linux-il at cs.huji.ac.il
> Subject: Re: printer
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> 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
> >  Penguin - FLOSS Computer Service and Technical Consulting
> >  +972-73-7962360 ||  +972-54-4605787
> >
> >
> > 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.
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Guy Gold
> > >
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> > >
>
>
>
> --
> Shlomo Solomon
> http://the-solomons.net
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> Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2012 20:11:42 +0200
> From: Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda <ladypine at gmail.com>
> To: Haifa Linux Club <haifux at haifux.org>, linux-il
>         <linux-il at cs.huji.ac.il>,       haifux-announce at hamakor.org.il
> Subject: Researcher night tomorrow, Yael Vaya Talmor's talk postponed
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> Hello Haifuxers,
>
> Note that tomorrow's talk was postponed due to the scientist night events
> in the Technion. Yael's talk was postponed to November 12th.
>
> Details on the event: http://www.cs.technion.ac.il/he/news/2012/553/
>
> Thanks to Motty and Miki for noticing the inconsistency  on the website.
> --
> Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda.
> http://ladypine.org
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> Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:32:07 -0400
> From: Guy Gold <guy1gold at gmail.com>
> To: linux-il at cs.huji.ac.il
> Subject: Re: printer
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> On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 12:58 PM, Shlomo Solomon
> <shlomo.solomon at gmail.com>wrote:
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> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> Mine is Brother MFC-J410W , it is an all-in-one WiFi enabled. All the
> announced features worked in LInux .
> I actually tested it under Ubuntu 11.10 , the way that Brother provides the
> drivers, I don't see  a reason why it will
> not work under Debian, they do have drivers for the Red-Had family as well.
>
>
> --
> Guy Gold
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