On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 4:35 PM, Clive Woodfine <clivewoodfine@???>wrote:
> On 30 January 2012 15:13, LUG address <lugaddress@???> wrote:
> > Afternoon all,
>
> > HPs, like the Photosmart 5510, seem to fit the bill but it doesn't look
> like
> > the wifi will work under Linux according to the HPLIP page [2].
> > By that, do they just mean it is not possible to do the initial wi-fi
> setup
> > via Linux?
> >
> I have had an HP Photosmart 3310 until it recently died. I had no
> problem setting up wi-fi. Printing and scanning worked fine. I would
> go for HP.
>
> My wife has an Epson SX425w to which I can print to over wi-fi but
> have not achieved scanning yet. I don't recommend this printer for
> Linux users.
>
> We also have a Brother DCP-J315W. Brother have Linux drivers on their
> web site but unfortunately the one for this printer is only 32bit and
> I am running 64bit Ubuntu 10.04.
>
> I would buy an HP.
>
> Clive
>
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Thanks to all for the advice, I went for the HP (currently available from
Ryman for £50 if anyone else is looking for one). Arrived today and was
setup in about 10 minutes, wireless printing and scanning both working very
well so far...
Cheers,
Keith
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