[clug] Scanner/printer recommendations

[jhock]

Hi Bob,

Does that HP have separate ink cartridges for each colour and black?

Thanks.


John

On Wed, 2009-06-10 at 11:12 +1000, Robert Edwards wrote:
> Robert Edwards wrote:
> > My trusty Canon Canoscan LiDE 60 USB scanner has recently stopped
> > working (as in, doesn't appear in dmesg or lsusb when plugged in...)
> > 
> > Can anyone recommend a locally-available USB scanner or "all-in-one"
> > (multifunction device) with good (out-of-the-box) support in, say,
> > Ubuntu Jaunty? Or that requires minimal configuration?
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > 
> > Bob Edwards.
> 
> Thanks to all who replied.
> 
> I ended up getting a $47 HP DeskJet F2280 from JB Hi-Fi on Friday.
> Plugged it into a Jaunty system, fired up xsane and it "Just Worked"
> as a scanner.
> 
> Haven't bothered trying out the printing/copying part of it yet...
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Bob Edwards.