On 12/11/2012 01:49 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
On 12/11/2012 01:36 PM, Davide Bolcioni wrote:
> Greetings,
> I am considering purchase of one of following two HP printers:
> - HP LaserJet Pro 100 M175nw
> - HP LaserJet Pro M1132
> and I am seeking opinions and experiences on the subject. Some obvious
> differences, such as color, networking (will use USB anyway) and price are
> not really an issue.
>
> I am interested in:
> - how well does either work with standard Fedora 17 for scanning and
> printing without downloading troublesome stuff (RpmFusion is OK) ?
> - does either require firmware ?
> - which is the newest model ?
> - general usage satisfaction ?
>
> Thank you for your consideration,
> Davide Bolcioni
HP printers are very well supported. I've had various models and after installing
All the hplip and hpijs packages they just worked.
After installing all the hplip and hpijs packages they just worked.
Description : hpijs is a collection of optimized drivers for HP printers.
: hpijs supports the DeskJet 350C, 600C, 600C Photo, 630C, Apollo
: 2000, Apollo 2100, Apollo 2560, DeskJet 800C, DeskJet 825, DeskJet
: 900, PhotoSmart, DeskJet 990C, and PhotoSmart 100 series.
And the hplip packages....
Description : The Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging and Printing Project provides
: drivers for HP printers and multi-function peripherals.
Plus there is a gui HP-Toolbox which comes in handy....
(My cat sent the previous email before I finished typing)
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