On Wed, 2004-05-12 at 23:42, Robert Jasinski wrote: > Hi all! > > I'm a old (67)newbie who has just installed fc1 (about 2 wks ago) and I > couldn't be more tickled if you attacked me with a feather. Except for > printing which is mostly equipment problems. I am planing to replace my > Lexmark Z22 with a multi function printer and need to know from people > who have them which one is best. I also need to have a dot matrix > printer to print multi part forms. I haven't been able to get my > Panasonic KX-P1124i to work properly under Linux so I'll need a > replacement for it. I hope someone can help. Thanks Bob > I'm using an Epson Stylus CX5400 as both scanner and printer off of my Dell laptop under FC1. I had to do a little searching to find how to configure it, but truthfully it wasn't that difficult to do once I found what to do. It seems to work well and the CUPS drivers for C80 - C85 work just fine for printing, though I have used the CX5200 driver as well. Keep in mind that the CX5400 lacks a modem for faxing. The unit's front panel allows for general copying and scanning without the computer, making it a nice standalone piece of office equipment, too. The most notable attribute of the new Epson's is the use of Durabrite inks which offer a rather permanent solution that resists water and is brighter than some other inks. I also like the larger capacity, separate ink cartridges for each of the three colors and black. I believe the cost of ink is less than HP or Lexmark, too. The printer hasn't received the best ratings for speed and quality, but for what I use it for, it was a good choice. HTH, Paul
