I would checkout any printer on http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/openprinting I use an Epson RX595 all in one with ubuntu Jaunty it is plug n play, nort so much with older versions of ubuntu. On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 7:21 AM, Eric Cope wrote: > the entry level brothers work well. One even has a network port. > Eric > > > On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 3:27 AM, Lisa Kachold wrote: > >> Hi Mark! >> >> On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 12:43 AM, Craig White wrote: >> >>> On Wed, 2009-09-09 at 23:47 -0700, Mark Jarvis wrote: >>> > >>> > We have an HP Laserjet 1018 printer. I like it fine, except . . . it >>> > doesn't feed the paper straight. No matter how I fiddle with the feed >>> > guides, the output is almost always skewed 1/16-1/18 inch. This >>> > creates a problem when we go to use the output as masters to run off a >>> > church newspaper. >>> >>> >> I recently priced and and compared printers, and found that the EPSONs >> were, by far the best value for the cost. I replaced a HP PCS All-In-One >> that was worth it's weight in gold (for ink cartridges) with an EPSON >> Workforce 600 that prints, scans, faxes and copies using a document feeder, >> and includes the nice feature of network IP via wireless as well as wired. >> IP printing is easier to setup across platforms for all my systems >> (Apple/Mac, Windows, FreeBSD, Solaris, Linux). I like mine a great deal, >> especially since it's a low energy hog. >> >> Of course, if you are printing a great number of color items regularly, >> Kinkos is going to be the most economical, while giving a good result, once >> you factor in ink cartridge prices. >> >> Of course that's not going to be the 600 dpi printing of the HP 1012, >> instead, it's >> up to 9600 x 9600 dpi. >> >> I haven't attempted to do any faxing over a grandstream ATA using VOIP, >> however, but a land line would be especially nice with this printer for >> faxing. >> >> Scanning is screaming fast and high quality, and of particular benefit is >> the document feeder (if you have ever had to create a large number of >> documents collated from a stack). I haven't tried to use any OCR linux >> tools with her yet, but the Mac software that comes with it, seems solid and >> includes an OCR and print to PDF function/feature. >> >> I paid a good deal more for my printer, however, you can snarf this model >> for just $39.99 right now from OfficeMax: >> http://www.officemax.com/catalog/sku.jsp?skuId=21694873 >> >> Here's the current price comparison for the great product: >> >> http://bensbargains.nextag.com/Epson-WorkForce-600/zzbensbargainszB1z0--search-html >> >> >> > Any suggestions on how to either a) effectively de-skew the printer or >>> > b) a printer (within a home budget) that can be counted on to print >>> > exactly straight? >>> > >>> > FWIW, we earlier had an HP Laserjet 1012 which had essentially the >>> > same problem. >>> ---- >>> just for kicks, try using 24 lb paper, that is all I have used for many, >>> many years. >>> >>> Craig >>> >>> >>> -- >>> This message has been scanned for viruses and >>> dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >>> believed to be clean. >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> (623)239-3392 >> (503)754-4452 www.obnosis.com >> http://www.obnosis.com/motivatebytruth/gnu-people.jpg >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > Eric Cope > http://cope-et-al.com > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- James Finstrom Rhino Equipment Corp. http://rhinoequipment.com ~ http://postug.com Phone: 1-877-RHINO-T1 ~ FAX: +1 (480) 961-1826 Twitter: http://twitter.com/rhinoequipment IP: guest@asterisk.rhinoequipment.com