Hi Folks (apologies for any cross-posts you may receive),
I'm looking for a cheap and cheerful printer which I can take with me to other places which may not have print facilities (I don't want to subject my excellent HP Laserjet to shocks and vibrations ... !).
I've come across the Lexmark Z708 inkjet, apparently available at PC World for £29.99 (in-store). Not that I like inkjets, since the cartridge price leads to high running costs in the long term (it looks as though Lexmark cartridges, even black and white, cost over $20, i.e. nearly as much as the printer in this case). However, the price is right ... !
Does anyone have any experience of using the Lexmark 708, who can
a) Comment on its quality and performance
b) Comment on usability with Linux? (USB connection, by the way, which should not be a problem in principle).
I haven't been able to suss out from websites what printer language it uses, for instance, so don't know whether ghostscript would be able to convert PS output to drive this printer.
With thanks, and best wishes to all, Ted.
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