Basically, Canon doesn't give a diddly d____ about Linux. The odds on
your finding a Canon driver for your printer are slim and if you do find
one, it will NOT be supported by Canon--the people who know Canon
printers best.
After reading review after review that gave HP photo printers the
highest ratings, and having decided to save a few bucks and buy one
"almost as good", I now very much regret that decision. The paper & ink
that I have wasted trying to get a picture to turn out correctly, with
colors exactly what they should be, would have paid for the difference
many times over. I seem to constantly have to re-learn the lesson:
"Cheaper is frequently not less expensive." One of these days we'll buy
a new printer and it will absolutely be the best HP that I can afford
(or at least talk my wife into). FWIW, HP has a very "Linux friendly"
history.
Just my $0.o2 based on personal experience.
-mj-
Alan Dayley wrote:
> We are considering getting a photo printer to go with our new digital camera.
> My wife is the real photo-bug in the family and she likes Canon products.
> BUT, she wants a good photo printer that will work in Linux. (I'm so proud!)
>
> The Canon i900D is the current model she wants. However, linuxprinting.org is
> silent on it's Linux support. It is a fairly new model, after all. So, my
> questions are these:
>
> 1. What photo printers do any of you PLUGgers use happily with Linux, Canon or
> any other brand?
>
> 2. At a long shot, do any of you have this Canon printer and can speak to it's
> Linux compatibility? Perhaps it has an emulation or compatibility with a
> different Canon model that has Linux support.
>
> I'll keep looking around the net for answers but I value this group's input.
> And, she wanted me to ask the "other Linux geeks," so I am.
>
> Alan
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