[clug] Scanner/printer recommendations

[jhock]

Bob,

Thanks for that information. We want to use all the functions so we will
go for a model that has cheaper, separate ink cartridges.

Ta.

John

On Thu, 2009-06-11 at 09:42 +1000, Robert Edwards wrote:
> jhock wrote:
> > Hi Bob,
> > 
> > Does that HP have separate ink cartridges for each colour and black?
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > 
> > John
> > 
> 
> Hi John,
> 
> It came with two cartridges sealed in packaging. One is labelled "XG",
> the other "XJ". The doco seems to imply that one is black and the
> other is tri-color [sic]. Don't know which is which.
> 
> I'm not going to bother opening the cartridge packaging just yet as I
> know that they will "dry-out" within days of opening and I don't have
> anything I want to print just yet. I suspect (haven't checked) that
> replacement cartridges will cost almost as much as another printer.
> 
> Remember, I was really only interested in replacing my broken scanner...
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Bob Edwards.
> 
> > 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.
> > 
>