[ale] canon Pixma

Brian Pitts brian at polibyte.com
Wed May 12 23:17:33 EDT 2010


On 05/12/2010 11:44 AM, Michael Trausch wrote:
> Lexmark has several internal entities and a relatively complex history.
> The net result is that they are to be avoided for ink jets (for that
> matter, _any_ ink jet is to be avoided, what you save in costs of
> acquisition you only bleed in ink costs later) but they make *excellent*
> laser printers.
[snip]
> I can't remember who had told me this, but someone not that long ago
> told me that they met a Lexmark laser printer rep, and they were told to
> go away because Lexmark sucks and they were a Linux user.  The rep
> apologized for the ink jet department's existence, or something along
> those lines.  Not surprising.

I think this was historically true but changed last year. Go into a big
box store such as Walmart. Look at the boxes of the lexmark printers and
you'll see our friend Tux. So, I'd say avoid *used* Lexmark inkjet
printers, but look into their new stuff.

-- 
All the best,
Brian Pitts


More information about the Ale mailing list